The Tycoon's Sister by Jenna Brandt

Author:Jenna Brandt [Brandt, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jenna Brandt Books
Published: 2019-10-26T05:00:00+00:00

Elizabeth in his arms was the best feeling in the world. George knew he should probably let her dance with other men at the ball, and in turn, he should dance with other women. He couldn’t bring himself to let either happen. As it turned out, he was selfish when it came to Elizabeth, wanting every one of her moments for himself.

It was the reason he nearly throttled Gus Pelton for treating Elizabeth the way he did. The idea of any man trying to spend time with her made George churn with jealousy, let alone a man like him. Gus didn’t respect anyone, let alone women, and he couldn’t stand by and let him treat Elizabeth so hideously.

There was a pause in the music as the mayor took to the stage. All of the assembled guests turned to face the mayor.

“Good evening, everyone. I’m so glad all of you can be here tonight. My wife and I come from a myriad of traditions like most of you here tonight, which is why we decided to combine a couple this evening. Some of you might be wondering why we decided to have a masked ball for New Year’s Eve. We wanted to give everyone a chance to let go of the old year and bring in the new one. At the stroke of midnight, we will all remove our masks, symbolizing our choice to start the new year off with a clean slate.

“Additionally, as some of you know, I’m Scottish on my mother’s side. Because of that, my mother taught me about the Hogmanay tradition of giving a kiss to everyone in the room preparing the way for good fortune. We wish to honor that tonight as well.”

Several of the townswomen came forward, holding bells in their hands. The mayor pulled out his pocket watch, raised his hand, and then grinned out at everyone. “It’s time to start the countdown.”

“Ten, nine, eight,” everyone in the ballroom joined in.

“Seven, six, five,” George turned to face Elizabeth, reaching out and pulling her towards him.

“Four, three, two,” Elizabeth licked her lips as she stared up at him. He could tell she was anticipating the moment as much as him.

“One.” The bells started to ring, prompting George to lean down and kiss Elizabeth gently on the lips. It was a quick peck, as was the tradition, but even though it was the briefest of moments, it seared into George’s mind, body, and soul as if it would last forever. Warmth spread through him and he knew in that moment, he would be the happiest man on earth if he got to kiss Elizabeth for the rest of his life.

Someone pulled him around and kissed him on the cheek, and before he knew what was happening, he was separated from Elizabeth. Everyone was kissing and hugging, moving from person to person. All he wanted to do was get back to Elizabeth, but by the time the bells finished ringing, they were on completely different sides of the room.

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