One Night in London
“He should ask on one knee, so she would know he was serious. Out of instinct he began listing arguments in favor of their marriage, just in case she made any protest. He wasn’t used to being refused, and in this particular circumstance would do anything to persuade her. He had never been more certain of his actions. Shedding the responsibility for the Durham title onto Charlie felt surprisingly right, and soon he would have Francesca.
He opened the door to see her standing at his desk, head ben...t. Firelight gleamed on her hair. She still wore his dressing gown, but Edward knew there was nothing beneath it. He closed the door and was halfway across the room when she turned.
He stopped in his tracks. Good God. Her expression was not what he had expected. A prickle of alarm ran up his spine as she just stared accusingly at him.
“What is this?” she asked when the silence had grown taut and sharp. She held up something . . . the report Jackson had first given him, the one about her.
Damn it all to bloody hell.MoreLess
He opened the door to see her standing at his desk, head ben...t. Firelight gleamed on her hair. She still wore his dressing gown, but Edward knew there was nothing beneath it. He closed the door and was halfway across the room when she turned.
He stopped in his tracks. Good God. Her expression was not what he had expected. A prickle of alarm ran up his spine as she just stared accusingly at him.
“What is this?” she asked when the silence had grown taut and sharp. She held up something . . . the report Jackson had first given him, the one about her.
Damn it all to bloody hell.MoreLess
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