Lord Heartless (2014)
“He’d come to the club hoping to lose the anger but tonight the cards seemed to be against him. He let the markers fall from his fingertips, and they clicked as they hit the table. The gambling house, which lay a stone’s throw from the theater district, boasted the brightest company. Yet, tonight it all seemed dull. Even the conversations of the men at his own table seemed trivial.
He wished to be someplace else. Someplace familiar, where a soft, warm body lay wrapped in satin. Her body hidden b...y homely cotton and those silken blond curls flowing across a pillowcase. Hurt twisted in his chest. Gathering a handful of colored chips, he tossed them onto the pile. “I’ll wager another twenty pounds.”
“Too rich for my blood.” The man to his right set his cards upon the table.
“You’re mind is elsewhere tonight, Lord Montague?” the man directly across from him asked as his fingers fanned the cards he held.
“Yes, Scarborough.” He sighed tiredly. “I have matters on my mind.”MoreLess
He wished to be someplace else. Someplace familiar, where a soft, warm body lay wrapped in satin. Her body hidden b...y homely cotton and those silken blond curls flowing across a pillowcase. Hurt twisted in his chest. Gathering a handful of colored chips, he tossed them onto the pile. “I’ll wager another twenty pounds.”
“Too rich for my blood.” The man to his right set his cards upon the table.
“You’re mind is elsewhere tonight, Lord Montague?” the man directly across from him asked as his fingers fanned the cards he held.
“Yes, Scarborough.” He sighed tiredly. “I have matters on my mind.”MoreLess
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