A Gentleman Never Tells
“Lilibet placed her hand atop a pair of yawning leonine jaws and paused. Her dressing gown hung in soft rose-colored swags to the flagstones beneath her feet; it gaped open at the top, revealing the lace-trimmed edge of her nightgown and the curving slope of her breasts. Good God! Had it always been cut so low? She clutched the lapels together with her other hand.
And then released them.
All part of the ruse. She was supposed to lure him in. A few minutes of flirtation, and she would be ...rid of him: rid of the temptation he offered her, rid of the threat he cast over her life. Really, she was acting nobly. She was doing the right thing.
She gave the door a firm push and stepped through. “Roland,” she whispered.
The room was empty.
She cast her eyes about the room: at the fire, still simmering in the hearth; at the shelves of books, tall and shadowed; at the hulking shapes of the furniture, hardly distinguishable in the dimness.MoreLess
And then released them.
All part of the ruse. She was supposed to lure him in. A few minutes of flirtation, and she would be ...rid of him: rid of the temptation he offered her, rid of the threat he cast over her life. Really, she was acting nobly. She was doing the right thing.
She gave the door a firm push and stepped through. “Roland,” she whispered.
The room was empty.
She cast her eyes about the room: at the fire, still simmering in the hearth; at the shelves of books, tall and shadowed; at the hulking shapes of the furniture, hardly distinguishable in the dimness.MoreLess
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