Behind the Courtesan’s Mask
Behind the Courtesan’s Mask
“The events of the previous day seemed like a dream. A too-vibrant, too-vivid cavalcade of images paraded across her mind, making her moan with mortification and—to her shame—damp with desire. Pushing aside the covers, she forced herself out of bed, resolutely closing her thoughts down to all but practical matters. Hard work, that’s what she needed to occupy her. Time enough later, when distance had lent some perspective, to think about what had happened. Or not think about it.
She spent the nex...t few days cleaning and sorting the downstairs rooms of Annalisa’s house. The sheer amount of her sister’s possessions astonished her. Three full dinner sets, each with twenty-four settings. A cupboard full of leaded-crystal glasses and decanters. A cellar full of wine, including case after case of French champagne.
She packed boxes. She scrubbed floors and polished furniture and even cleaned the windows with vinegar, falling every night into a troubled sleep, from which she woke every morning still haunted by those twin demons, guilt and desire.MoreLess
She spent the nex...t few days cleaning and sorting the downstairs rooms of Annalisa’s house. The sheer amount of her sister’s possessions astonished her. Three full dinner sets, each with twenty-four settings. A cupboard full of leaded-crystal glasses and decanters. A cellar full of wine, including case after case of French champagne.
She packed boxes. She scrubbed floors and polished furniture and even cleaned the windows with vinegar, falling every night into a troubled sleep, from which she woke every morning still haunted by those twin demons, guilt and desire.MoreLess
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