Belmary House Book One by Cayman Cassidy

Author:Cayman, Cassidy [Cayman, Cassidy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Little Black Cat
Published: 2015-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Tilly lay in the middle of the huge canopy bed, mounds of soft blankets tucked up to her chin. As tired as she was from the journey, she couldn’t get to sleep, too nervous to be left alone amongst strangers if Ashford ditched her the next morning. She was determined not to let him go without her, and planned to wake up at the crack of dawn to continue to cajole him. The way he’d acted during dinner gave her hope that it could be done.

He’d been like a completely different Ashford during the cozy family meal, alternating joking with Kosta, bringing up hilarious tales of their youth on the estate, and flirting outrageously with both her and Serena. And she’d completely fallen for it, forgetting to be mad at him for ordering her around and his plan to leave her behind. Especially when he gallantly walked her to her room, getting much too close to her as he wished her a good night’s sleep.

“I’m going to worry about you incessantly,” he’d said, his voice low in the darkened hall at such a late hour. “Please be good.”

Those words might have chased off her good will toward him, but his tone was truly concerned, instead of imperious, and as much as she wanted to close her eyes to ward off any unruly feelings, she was locked in his intense gaze.

She’d almost gasped when he pulled her hand to his lips, never taking those steely eyes off of her. She imagined she could still feel his warm breath on the back of her hand and gasped now, throwing the covers off and thrashing restlessly.

She turned to the side and rolled into a tight ball, her stomach taking a dip. After he edged her backward into this beautifully furnished bedroom, he gave her a heart stopping smile, wished her pleasant dreams, and left, closing the door with a solid click behind him. She’d collapsed against it, unsure why her legs had turned to jelly, and waited to see if he paused outside in the hallway. Disappointment, then embarrassment for being disappointed, crashed over her when she heard his steps moving briskly away.

The words she’d heard him speak out in the hallway reverberated in her memory. “Oi, Serena, you’re not going to sleep so soon, are you? Stay up and play cards with me. It’s been ages since I’ve had you to myself.”

Serena’s laughter had tinkled like a windchime and Tilly grabbed a pillow and smashed it to her midsection to try and squash away the pain that settled there. She imagined Ashford linking his arm with Serena’s as he led her back down the stairs to get the much missed time alone with her.

They’re just friends, she reminded herself, hugging the pillow tighter. But she thought of all the flirting at dinner, the laughter and shared looks. He’d divided his time evenly between them, just being a gentleman, she told herself.

They probably got training for things like that in this time, how to make a lady feel like she was special.

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