Marriage to a Mister (A Daughters of Regency #1)
“Once he could no longer use his surroundings as an excuse not to address her, he met her gaze. She looked like she would faint away any moment.
Her face was absolutely devoid of color, and the mint green muslin day dress she was wearing cast a sickly hue onto her skin. Alarm swept through him when he thought she may collapse into a fit of vapors. He rushed to her side. "Lady Fleur, please sit down," he said as he took her elbow and moved her to the closest chair.
"I'm supposed to be inviting y...ou to sit down," she said in a small whisper.
Edward didn't know how to respond. She was so bewildered, she probably didn't even realize she had spoken aloud. She would be frightfully embarrassed when she remembered.
The maid chose that moment to bustle in, setting down the tea service between the chairs they now occupied. The movement seemed to wake Fleur out of her daze. "Lord Ravenbrook, forgive me, where are my manners? Would you like a cup of tea?" Edward watched as she picked up the teapot — it rattled dangerously as her hand trembled.MoreLess
Her face was absolutely devoid of color, and the mint green muslin day dress she was wearing cast a sickly hue onto her skin. Alarm swept through him when he thought she may collapse into a fit of vapors. He rushed to her side. "Lady Fleur, please sit down," he said as he took her elbow and moved her to the closest chair.
"I'm supposed to be inviting y...ou to sit down," she said in a small whisper.
Edward didn't know how to respond. She was so bewildered, she probably didn't even realize she had spoken aloud. She would be frightfully embarrassed when she remembered.
The maid chose that moment to bustle in, setting down the tea service between the chairs they now occupied. The movement seemed to wake Fleur out of her daze. "Lord Ravenbrook, forgive me, where are my manners? Would you like a cup of tea?" Edward watched as she picked up the teapot — it rattled dangerously as her hand trembled.MoreLess
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