Claimedbythecaptain
“Catherine Farrell stared across the ballroom, her gaze settling on the long, lean, dour-faced man holding court with her father. She dragged in a breath heavy with the cloying sweetness of honeysuckle. The aroma lingered in her senses as she studied Jonathan Marbury’s weak-chinned profile.
Arianne Churchill squinted her dark eyes to slits, pinching her lips together in that way she had when she regarded something most unpleasant. “He’s not so bad, Cathy.” Leaning forward, she lowered her voice ...to a conspirator’s whisper. “I imagine he’d make a most devoted husband.”
Catherine snapped open her fan with a crisp flick of her wrist and partly veiled her face. “In that case, you are more than welcome to him, dear friend. I’d rather marry a scarecrow than warm Jonathan Marbury’s bed.”
The strains of a waltz swelled in the background.
Catherine’s gaze drifted to the trio of musicians. Their passion brimmed in every note. Such handsome men, young and virile, yet utterly unsuitable.MoreLess
Arianne Churchill squinted her dark eyes to slits, pinching her lips together in that way she had when she regarded something most unpleasant. “He’s not so bad, Cathy.” Leaning forward, she lowered her voice ...to a conspirator’s whisper. “I imagine he’d make a most devoted husband.”
Catherine snapped open her fan with a crisp flick of her wrist and partly veiled her face. “In that case, you are more than welcome to him, dear friend. I’d rather marry a scarecrow than warm Jonathan Marbury’s bed.”
The strains of a waltz swelled in the background.
Catherine’s gaze drifted to the trio of musicians. Their passion brimmed in every note. Such handsome men, young and virile, yet utterly unsuitable.MoreLess
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