False Angel
“It hardly mattered that he had been expecting to see her, and was prepared for the moment with fatalistic curiosity. That was forgotten when he saw her. She was easily the most beautiful creature he’d seen in years. It wasn’t only the unexpected brilliance of the silken scarlet frock she wore which glorified her luxuriant contours, or her elaborately dressed dark tresses that transformed her and disarmed him utterly. It was the look upon her lovely face when she caught sight of him, that radian...t look of glad welcome, of whole and joyous greeting, that warmed him entirely and made him feel as though he were coming home at last.“My lady,” he breathed, as he went to her and took her hand in his.“My lord,” Leonora answered, daring to look in his eyes and then, seeing the interest there, not daring to believe his reaction to her.“If I say that you are in magnificent looks tonight, I become a plagiarist, for I’m sure every gentleman here has told you those exact words already, but I will risk it.”MoreLess
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