A Dark And Brooding Gentleman (2011)
“Her first thought was that it was one of the servants taking advantage of the family’s absence to use the main stairs. But even before she recognised the sound of the footsteps a shiver tingled through her body and her heart leapt—she knew it was Hunter. She quietly closed the cupboard door and stood where she was, listening. Her heart was galloping. If Hunter caught her in here, what feasible excuse could she give?
Hunter’s bedchamber was at the end of the corridor. But the footsteps stopped s...hort. She heard the nearby knock, the pause, the tread of his feet as he entered Phoebe’s own bedchamber.
The room was empty. The covers on the bed were thrown back as if she had only just climbed from it.
Hunter moved forwards, pressed his hand to the sheets and found they were cool. He glanced around the room, seeing the curtains still drawn and Miss Allardyce’s blue dress hanging over the door of the wardrobe.
His eyes narrowed and his mouth tightened. He crushed the tender feelings he had been harbouring, and strode out of the bedchamber to discover just which part of Blackloch Phoebe Allardyce was engaged in searching, and found her standing, still in her nightdress, outside the door to the next guest chamber.MoreLess
Hunter’s bedchamber was at the end of the corridor. But the footsteps stopped s...hort. She heard the nearby knock, the pause, the tread of his feet as he entered Phoebe’s own bedchamber.
The room was empty. The covers on the bed were thrown back as if she had only just climbed from it.
Hunter moved forwards, pressed his hand to the sheets and found they were cool. He glanced around the room, seeing the curtains still drawn and Miss Allardyce’s blue dress hanging over the door of the wardrobe.
His eyes narrowed and his mouth tightened. He crushed the tender feelings he had been harbouring, and strode out of the bedchamber to discover just which part of Blackloch Phoebe Allardyce was engaged in searching, and found her standing, still in her nightdress, outside the door to the next guest chamber.MoreLess
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