I Spy a Duke
“Not the stab of sudden pain, nor the squeeze of one’s lungs gasping for air, but instead the slow tick of a clock toward doom. It was the waiting that would undo her. The agony of not knowing when her demise would come, yet all the while being fully aware that destruction was imminent. Unavoidable. She waited as the sun rose, stripping away the darkness of the previous night. Waited as she took in breakfast. Waited as she taught Thomas an hour’s worth of French, then assisted his tutor with the... history lesson. By the time the hour struck three and she was finally able to extricate herself from Thomas’s side, Vivian considered a quick death a humane alternative to the torment of her present situation. She’d never been so glad to see Miss Spencer, who had come by the schoolroom to take Thomas out for an afternoon ride. Finally, finally, she could cease waiting and act. If she could only find the dashed duke.
She’d checked the dining room, the parlor, the billiards room, the gymnasium, the ballroom, and a seemingly endless supply of other rooms, for Abermont House was nothing if not spacious.MoreLess
She’d checked the dining room, the parlor, the billiards room, the gymnasium, the ballroom, and a seemingly endless supply of other rooms, for Abermont House was nothing if not spacious.MoreLess
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