When the Viscount Seduces (Rogue Rules Book 3) by Darcy Burke

Author:Darcy Burke [Burke, Darcy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zealous Quill Press
Published: 2024-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

The following afternoon, Gwen donned her dancing slippers for another lesson with Mr. Tremblay. She was not looking forward to the next hour or however long he would be there. She would much prefer another tutoring lesson with Lazarus, especially if there would be kissing.

But there wouldn’t be any more tutoring nor any kissing. Gwen had felt as though she were in a fog since leaving him yesterday afternoon. She would blame that for her mishap at Almack’s last night, but since she was clumsy on any given day, she could not.

She’d tripped during a longways dance and managed to fall onto a rather short, slender gentleman, knocking him to the floor. Thankfully, he’d laughed and helped her up, but her partner for the dance, Mr. Brentworth, hadn’t been impressed. She was fairly certain that was the last she’d see of him.

Before that, she’d danced with Mr. Markwith and believed he was interested in a courtship. He had to leave London early this morning to visit a family member in Kent, but said he would see her when he returned. Instead of feeling excited by his attention and interest, she was still feeling foggy—or something—about Lazarus.

She needed to move on from their exciting interludes. He was precisely the man she thought he was—an utter rogue—and thus, the type of man she’d vowed never to wed. Not that he would have been interested in marrying her. Indeed, he hadn’t been able to get away from her quickly enough. All because he couldn’t manage his rakish tendencies.

She thought of what her mother had said regarding his reputation and that he would not make a good husband. Perhaps she was right—her opinion mattered to Gwen. And here Gwen was behaving inappropriately with a known rogue. Her mother would be horrified. Gwen couldn’t help but flinch inwardly.

Knowing Lazarus wasn’t a good choice didn’t make the pain of losing their friendship any less. But if she could focus on the fact that she was better off without him, perhaps the ache would ease.

“Gwen, why are you staring at the wall with that forlorn expression?” her mother asked. She was already seated near the window with her magazine.

Shaking her head, Gwen blinked. “Just lost in thought. Thinking of a book I’m reading,” she fibbed.

Mr. Tremblay and his musician arrived, and Gwen forced a smile while her body tensed. “Good afternoon, Miss Price. Are you ready to waltz?”

“I don’t suppose we could start with a simple longways dance?” Gwen asked, and not just because it would mean he wasn’t touching her for very long. After last night, she could use the practice.

The dancing master frowned, his forehead pleating gently as his bow lips pursed. “Is that really necessary? I should think you ought to move beyond that.”

“Just a quick review would be helpful,” Gwen said. “I, ah, sometimes have trouble with it.”

“I see.” He suddenly smiled brilliantly. “If we have time at the end, we’ll give that a quick practice. But first, we must focus on the more challenging dances.

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