Emerald Ecstasy by Lynette Vinet

Author:Lynette Vinet [Vinet, Lynette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Open Road Media Romance
Published: 2013-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

The splendor and beauty of Mexico City awed Lianne. As they neared the plaza, the cathedral came into view and appeared massive in size. They drove past a broad arcade where merchants displayed their wares for the bustling humanity, then Raoul pointed out the Palace of Viceroys.

“We shall dine with Miguel Jose de Azanza at the palace, querida. This shall mark your entrance into society as my official mistress.”

“You seem to find a great deal of pleasure in the idea of flaunting me before your friends and the viceroy.”

Raoul rested his hands on the top of his cane. “You should have stayed in Pachuca if you prefer seclusion to freedom.”

His remark quieted her instantly. Lianne didn’t know how much freedom Raoul actually intended for her, but she was hungry for any diversion and she decided she’d not ruin her chances by irritating him. So, she sank against the Chinese flowered silk cushions and the gold upholstery and gave herself up to the delicious, heady sense of freedom.

Soon the silver coach turned onto the Calle del Aguila, one of the finest streets in Mexico City. Brick roofs, ornamented with flowering shrubs, covered the columns and arches of stone-trimmed galerias, which graced the fronts of many of the houses. Raoul explained that the Calle de Aguila housed many gentlemen of note.

The coach stopped in front of a two-story house where the doorway was carved from grayish pink stone. The house was a warm pink in color and contrasted with the cool, deep shadows of the galeria. Raoul helped her from the coach.

“Where does your wife reside?” Lianne asked.

“Not far away. This house is one of many which I own, but please no more questions about Elena.”

Lianne practically rushed into the foyer, eager to get away from the prying eyes she felt sure must watch her from shuttered windows.

The coolness of the interior compensated for the heat of the afternoon. The high white ceilings were graced with shell white chandeliers throughout the dining room and out into the sala, or living room, which overlooked the patio. The walls in the sala were also white and supported an arched ceiling, the color of salmon pink.

Outside, large earthenware jars were filled to overflowing with pink gladiolas and red geraniums. A brick walkway led to a small cupola at the end of the garden where philodendron leaves wandered through the lattice and gave an air of tranquility to the setting.

Lianne was speechless. She had thought the hacienda was lovely, but this was more beautiful than she could have imagined.

“I see by the light in your eyes that you approve of my little home for you.”

She turned to Raoul, nearly forgetting his presence beside her. “I didn’t expect anything so lush in the city.”

His appreciative eye traveled across her body. “Mexico City is filled with beauty, but also with such extreme poverty I can’t explain to you. Never venture outside alone. I tell you this for your own safety.”

“Really, Raoul, that’s a pitiful explanation. You wish only to make a prisoner of me here, also.

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