Forbidden (Scandalous Sirens)
“Anger darkened his face immediately and she found herself coming to an unsure halt just inside the door. Fear rippled through her.
Then she saw Vaughn and realized her unplanned halt afforded him a long moment in which to study her fully. And he was, indeed, studying her from top to toe. She found her shoulders were straightening and her heart picking up speed.
Then she realized everyone was watching her, including Natasha, who sat with a forkful of food halfway between plate and mouth, her eye...s wide with astonishment.
Was her appearance so dramatically different it deserved such silent consideration. She brushed at the satin with a hand suddenly damp, smoothing the skirt down unnecessarily and swallowed on a throat gone dry. “Forgive my lateness, please,” she murmured. “I fell asleep.”
Vaughn got to his feet and came toward her, a slow, appreciative smile on his face that only she could see. He picked up her hand and bowed low over it. “My lady, allow me,” he said, offering his arm to take her to her place at the table.MoreLess
Then she saw Vaughn and realized her unplanned halt afforded him a long moment in which to study her fully. And he was, indeed, studying her from top to toe. She found her shoulders were straightening and her heart picking up speed.
Then she realized everyone was watching her, including Natasha, who sat with a forkful of food halfway between plate and mouth, her eye...s wide with astonishment.
Was her appearance so dramatically different it deserved such silent consideration. She brushed at the satin with a hand suddenly damp, smoothing the skirt down unnecessarily and swallowed on a throat gone dry. “Forgive my lateness, please,” she murmured. “I fell asleep.”
Vaughn got to his feet and came toward her, a slow, appreciative smile on his face that only she could see. He picked up her hand and bowed low over it. “My lady, allow me,” he said, offering his arm to take her to her place at the table.MoreLess
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