An Improper Duchess (2012)
“You look terribly distracted.”
Melisande turned away from the carriage window to smile at her friend Cassandra, who sat across from her. Cassie and her husband, Ian, held hands, but they both watched Melisande with matching concerned frowns. Was her distraction really so evident? She tried so hard to always hide her true thoughts.
But now—now she was having a very hard time staying cool and calm. Her new, wild plan kept spinning through her mind.
“Mel?” Cassie asked again. “Are you ...well?”
Melisande laughed. Even to her own ears it sounded rather forced. “I’m quite well, of course, and looking forward to the evening. Lady Smythe’s routs always prove to be so amusing.”
“You looked a bit melancholy just now,” Cassie said.
“It must be the weather,” Melisande answered. “It’s so very cold, and I don’t think the sun will ever shine in London again.MoreLess
Melisande turned away from the carriage window to smile at her friend Cassandra, who sat across from her. Cassie and her husband, Ian, held hands, but they both watched Melisande with matching concerned frowns. Was her distraction really so evident? She tried so hard to always hide her true thoughts.
But now—now she was having a very hard time staying cool and calm. Her new, wild plan kept spinning through her mind.
“Mel?” Cassie asked again. “Are you ...well?”
Melisande laughed. Even to her own ears it sounded rather forced. “I’m quite well, of course, and looking forward to the evening. Lady Smythe’s routs always prove to be so amusing.”
“You looked a bit melancholy just now,” Cassie said.
“It must be the weather,” Melisande answered. “It’s so very cold, and I don’t think the sun will ever shine in London again.MoreLess
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