Heartless
“A mist rolled in from the north, shrouding the city in a ghostly blanket of gray. Standing in the Red Room, Ariel stared out the window into the thickening blackness, her mind on her upcoming meeting with Phillip.
“Ariel?” Justin’s voice, coming from a few feet away, snapped her attention in his direction.
“Yes, my lord?”
He was preparing to leave for his meeting with Clayton Harcourt, giving her the chance to clear things up with Phillip as she should have done before.
“You seem distracted thi...s evening. Is something wrong?”
Her heart lurched. “N-no, my lord, of course not.” She forced herself to smile. “I’ve a bit of a headache is all. I think I shall go to bed early.”
“Perhaps if you are ill, I should cancel my meeting and stay home with you.”
“No! I mean, don’t be silly. I’ll be fine by the time you get back.”
He studied her face a moment, and she prayed he wouldn’t notice how nervous she was. Finally, he nodded. “All right, then. I suppose it’s time I was off.”MoreLess
“Ariel?” Justin’s voice, coming from a few feet away, snapped her attention in his direction.
“Yes, my lord?”
He was preparing to leave for his meeting with Clayton Harcourt, giving her the chance to clear things up with Phillip as she should have done before.
“You seem distracted thi...s evening. Is something wrong?”
Her heart lurched. “N-no, my lord, of course not.” She forced herself to smile. “I’ve a bit of a headache is all. I think I shall go to bed early.”
“Perhaps if you are ill, I should cancel my meeting and stay home with you.”
“No! I mean, don’t be silly. I’ll be fine by the time you get back.”
He studied her face a moment, and she prayed he wouldn’t notice how nervous she was. Finally, he nodded. “All right, then. I suppose it’s time I was off.”MoreLess
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