A Devil Named Devere (The Devil Devere)
“Diana knew she was a mess both inside and out. Weak and mildly nauseated from her exhausting emotional display, her eyes burned, and her hair hung limp and lank about her tearstained face. She needed no mirror to explain the maid's alarm. "Yes, Polly. I must have fainted," she lied. "But I'm fine now." She rose from the floor on shaky legs, brushing her skirts with trembling hands.
"Fainted?" The maid's brows rose to her hairline. "I've never known you to faint before, my lady. You don't th...ink you could possibly be…" Diana choked on a laugh, a half-crazed sound. "My dear Polly, of that I am certain." Polly regarded her mistress with a concerned frown. "You don't look yourself at all, my lady. Mayhap you should take to your bed." Giving Diana no chance to resist, Polly looped a strong arm about her mistress's waist and guided her across the room to the adjacent bedchamber. "You sought his lordship earlier," she said. "He returned to his apartments about an hour ago.MoreLess
"Fainted?" The maid's brows rose to her hairline. "I've never known you to faint before, my lady. You don't th...ink you could possibly be…" Diana choked on a laugh, a half-crazed sound. "My dear Polly, of that I am certain." Polly regarded her mistress with a concerned frown. "You don't look yourself at all, my lady. Mayhap you should take to your bed." Giving Diana no chance to resist, Polly looped a strong arm about her mistress's waist and guided her across the room to the adjacent bedchamber. "You sought his lordship earlier," she said. "He returned to his apartments about an hour ago.MoreLess
Read book A Devil Named Devere (The Devil Devere) for free
Write Review:
User Reviews: