Agnes at the Ballroom: Historical Regency Romance Novel (Belles of the Ball Book 5) by Abby Ayles

Author:Abby Ayles [Ayles, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Starfall Publications
Published: 2023-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Agnes

Agnes sat in her bedchambers, staring out the window as a soft snow had begun to fall. This morning when she had woken up, the temperature had taken quite a drop and she found herself shivering despite the fire currently crackling in the hearth. A log popped, causing Agnes to give a quick jolt of surprise.

All day her mind had been turning over her feelings for William and Benedict. She knew that the earl was due to return at any moment. And when he had first announced that he was leaving, it was a moment that she had been pining for, certain that his return would bring with it the proposal she desired. But now she was not so sure.

After her day at the orphanage with William, she had not been able to stop thinking of him. She was doubting everything that she thought she knew, about what she wanted, both in matters of the heart and for her future.

Agnes exhaled a frustrated sigh, pushing herself up off the chair as she decided to go to the drawing room and try to lose herself in either a book or in the pianoforte. But before she could make it to the front door a knock rang out from it, echoing through the house.

As Agnes got to the bottom of the stairs, she heard Helena in the entryway, huffing as she pulled open the heavy, wooden door.

“Lord William!” Helena’s voice rang out loud and clear, and at the sound of the man’s name Agnes heart began to pound.

“Good afternoon, Helena,” Williams silken voice poured through the door, and Agnes paused to run her hands over her hair and gown to try to rearrange herself as best she could.

“Please come in. I believe Lady Agnes is just in her chambers, so I’ll go retrieve her.”

“No need, Helena,” Agnes called loudly, spurring herself into action as she climbed the rest of the way down the stairs and made her way to the front door.

At the sight of William in the doorway, heat flooded her cheeks. His gaze roved over her, and her skin flushed under the weight of his stare.

“Hello, William.” Agnes said breathily as she dipped her head in a low, respectful bow.

“Agnes,” he answered in greeting, his voice caressing her name as he held her gaze, making Agnes want to melt. “I know that it is quite cool, but I wondered if you might have a cloak and would like to walk about outside for a while.”

He gave her a pointed look, and Agnes picked up his meaning with ease. With the cold temperature, Helena would stay inside and chaperone them from the window. It would be the closest thing to true privacy that they could be awarded.

“Absolutely,” Agnes agreed.

She walked through the house until she came to one of the closets, pulling a thick, wool cloak out of it and draping it over her slender frame. When she and William reached the back of the house, he grabbed a chair

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