Angel's Devil
“The rumors of his supposed attraction to his cousin's lady had come to his ears the day after he had gone walking in Hyde Park.
Simon's intended or not, the gossiping chit could have waited until the rest of the ton had a chance to decide for themselves if he had become civilized before she started in on what was left of his reputation. Behaving was difficult enough without that dragging him down.
In the past he would have spent the evening upstairs at the gaming tables, but he was avoiding those as strenuously as he was the liquor that flowed in abundance through the room. Most of his acquaintances, and even a few of his socially acceptable former mistresses. had stopped to greet him and welcome him home, but he wasn't much in the mood for frivolous conversation. He was saving all of his attention for Angel Graham.
By the time he claimed her for their waltz his leg ached, and he was nearly as tired as he was angry. For the first few turns they waltzed in silence, her slender hand ten...se in his as she obviously sensed his annoyance.MoreLess
Simon's intended or not, the gossiping chit could have waited until the rest of the ton had a chance to decide for themselves if he had become civilized before she started in on what was left of his reputation. Behaving was difficult enough without that dragging him down.
In the past he would have spent the evening upstairs at the gaming tables, but he was avoiding those as strenuously as he was the liquor that flowed in abundance through the room. Most of his acquaintances, and even a few of his socially acceptable former mistresses. had stopped to greet him and welcome him home, but he wasn't much in the mood for frivolous conversation. He was saving all of his attention for Angel Graham.
By the time he claimed her for their waltz his leg ached, and he was nearly as tired as he was angry. For the first few turns they waltzed in silence, her slender hand ten...se in his as she obviously sensed his annoyance.MoreLess
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