A Christmas in Manchester by Callie Hutton

Author:Callie Hutton
Language: eng
Format: epub

Mama smoothed back Eve’s hair as she laid on her bed, the tears still leaking from her eyes. “Eve, you knew from the start that nothing could come of an acquaintance with a member of the peerage.”

She knotted the handkerchief in her hand. “Yes, I know.” Eve looked up at the woman who had been such a force in her life. “But, Mama, it hurts so much. He lied to us. Not only is he a duke, but he is betrothed to another woman!”

“It could not have ended any other way. And a duke!” Her mother shook her head, still apparently unsettled that they’d been housing a duke for a couple of weeks. “I will get you a cool cloth for your head. That will help to settle you and tomorrow things might look a bit brighter.”

Poor Mama. Always the optimist, never able to bear one of her children suffering. She rose from the bed and left the room. Eve turned onto her side and thought about Adam. How he’d kissed her, and held her face as he stared into her eyes. What had he seen there? She didn’t want to think about it.

And his promises of working things out. Of wanting her to return to his home with him. He must have taken leave of his senses. She no more belonged at a fancy duke’s home, than he’d belonged in her little house. She was a rector’s daughter from a small village, and he was a duke. Nothing more needed to be said.

Perhaps she had been correct, and he merely wanted to set her up in a house somewhere as his mistress.

While he married Lady Ann; whoever she was.

Mama returned with the cloth which she placed on her forehead after helping her out of her clothes. With a kiss to her cheek, Mama left the room, and despite her distress, Eve fell into a deep slumber.

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