Ecstasy's Promise (Historical Romance)
“She bathed and washed her hair. She went out to the garden to allow her hair to dry. Her heart was singing: he loves me, he loves me. She could hardly wait to see him. She smiled to herself. She had so much to make up to him. He had been so patient with her, while she had acted like a spoiled child.
The day dragged out and dinnertime came—and still Edward had not returned. Victoria paced the floor. Why did he not come? She tried to sit on the couch and read one of the books that Dorothea had loaned her. She realized she had read the same sentence over and over, and laid the book aside.
The ticking of the clock told her that time was passing, but still Edward did not come. Finally, when he arrived, it took her totally by surprise. The door opened and he came into the room. He stood tall and handsome. His usually neat hair was windblown and there was a weariness about him. His eyes seemed to look right through her.
She was wearing a blue nightgown with a matching silk wrapper.
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