Tempted by the Windflower by Sue London

Tempted by the Windflower by Sue London

Author:Sue London
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2020-09-28T21:00:00+00:00


Chapter Six

This was, Freddie thought, either love or insanity. Because he didn’t mind being in a gathering when Miss Flowers was beside him. It helped, perhaps, that she didn’t seem to have much interest in inane conversation herself. Although she had the body of a dryad she clearly had the mind of a governess.

And he had to admit that he’d perhaps read too much into her nearness earlier. She’d not said or done anything so far this evening to make him think she was pining for him as he was for her. She’d handed him a book in Greek, meaning she really had wanted him for his language skills.

It was for the best. A gently born lady wasn’t for the likes of him. An abandoned orphan who was lucky to have a position as a groom in the duke’s stables. He probably couldn’t afford to buy her a dress as fine as the one she was wearing with three years wages.

But she was beautiful. And delightful. And he felt a pull towards her that he’d never felt before.

“Oh!” She stopped and grabbed her foot. “I think there’s a rock in my slipper!”

He put his hand out to steady her. “Why are you wearing slippers out here?”

She frowned. “I thought they would be fine on the grass.” She shook the slipper and looked at it disapprovingly.

Freddie considered picking her up and carrying her across the rest of the field, but that would likely be commented upon. One of the footmen noticed they were lagging and Freddie waved him off. “Rock in her shoe.”

The footman turned back to the party.

Freddie felt a thrill and foreboding. This was how easy it was to have a few moments alone with Miss Flowers?

She was still holding onto his arm as she hopped on one foot trying to put her slipper back on. He found her touch just as affecting as it had been in the stables.

“Do you need help?” he asked.

“No,” she said, although she was a bit breathless from her hopping. She finally slipped the shoe home and set her foot down gingerly.

“Better?”

“Much. But I’d best not try to run to catch up with them.”

Well. Even if not pining for him she certainly didn’t mind his company. He couldn’t help teasing her. “Do you want me to carry you?”

She looked up at him, her dark eyes wide, but didn’t answer. He realized her hand was still on his arm. He could barely make out the figures from the rest of their party up ahead, and there was no light here. It was highly improbable that their party could see them at all.

He stepped closer. “Or is there something else you want?”

***

Rosalind truly did have a stone in her shoe. She knew he would never believe her and probably thought she’d stumbled into him earlier on purpose, too, but she wasn’t coquettish like that. But for those moments lead to this? To have him look at her like a starving man discovering a feast? She had to bless the fates.



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