“In the end she realized there was only one answer to her uncle’s question: the truth. With a wan smile on her face, she brushed back a lock of hair that had persisted in falling across her brow and said, “It is a long story.” “One,” Nicolas said with silky menace, “which I await to hear with bated breath.” Rockwell glanced at him, a frown marring his handsome features. “Seems to me,” he said slowly, “that you’ve got some explaining of your own to do.” Nicolas smiled sourly. “Indeed I do. But I ...believe,” he added with a sardonic glance in Tess’s direction, “in all politeness, that we should allow the lady to tell her tale first, don’t you?” Alexander, followed closely by the aunts, came through the doorway just then. At the sight of Tess, they all stopped abruptly to stare at her in disbelief. After that, chaos ruled for several seconds as, amid cries and exclamations of surprise and relief, Tess was kissed and hugged and swept from one thankful embrace to another.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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