Lady Lawless (Notorious Ladies of London Book 5) by Scarlett Scott

Author:Scarlett Scott [Scott, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Happily Ever After Books, LLC
Published: 2021-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

And the sunlight clasps the earth

And the moonbeams kiss the sea:

What is all this sweet work worth

If thou kiss not me?

“No, no, no, Hastings,” interrupted Northwich. “You are doing it all wrong. You aren’t meant to read them. Just burn them.”

But Adrian’s mind was traveling, whirling through the mists of time. Going back to that day on the lake, when the sun had been shining overhead in Derbyshire. He saw Tilly lying on her back, her bare toes peeping from beneath the hem of her gown, her beautiful face shadowed by a monstrosity of a hat, her elegant fingers dangling over the water. She had been dressed differently at the ball. Every inch of her the duchess. Corseted and tight-laced, her evening gown the finest silk, nary a gold curl out of place. A far cry from the barefoot duchess who had charmed him.

The innocence of that day returned to him, along with the words. He saw it, felt it, heard it as if it were unfolding anew…

“A barefoot duchess. I never would have guessed the like.”

“It can be our secret.” She winked, a smile curving her lush lips.

He eased his grip on the oars. “One of many, do you suppose?”

“What other secrets would you like to keep with me, sir?”

He emerged in the present with a jolt, the book of poetry still open in his hands. So many secrets between himself and Tilly. More than he could have known then, more than those of his making. What would happen when he probed and prodded, when he faced her again?

He flipped to another page.

“Into the fire with it, Hastings,” Northwich urged him.

More words met him. Time Long Past, of all the ironies.

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