Romancing the Duke (2014)
“Ransom’s steps came booming up the stairs.
He emerged into the room, breathless and red-faced. A storm of fury had gathered on his brow, and his scar forked from it like lightning. “Izzy, what is it? Speak to me. Are you hurt?”
“No.” She felt horrible for alarming him. “It’s not that.”
“Tell me.”
“It’s this. You did this? You must have done this.”
“Did what?”
“The candles. They’re everywhere.”
She turned a slow circle. At some point since she’d last been in this room..., someone had placed a dozen sconces around the perimeter. Each one held a lit beeswax taper. In addition, there were two candelabras on her dressing table, and one on the table beside her bed. The sheer number was extravagant and ridiculous—they filled the space with enough light to rival a star, and their collective heat raised the temperature of the room by several degrees.MoreLess
He emerged into the room, breathless and red-faced. A storm of fury had gathered on his brow, and his scar forked from it like lightning. “Izzy, what is it? Speak to me. Are you hurt?”
“No.” She felt horrible for alarming him. “It’s not that.”
“Tell me.”
“It’s this. You did this? You must have done this.”
“Did what?”
“The candles. They’re everywhere.”
She turned a slow circle. At some point since she’d last been in this room..., someone had placed a dozen sconces around the perimeter. Each one held a lit beeswax taper. In addition, there were two candelabras on her dressing table, and one on the table beside her bed. The sheer number was extravagant and ridiculous—they filled the space with enough light to rival a star, and their collective heat raised the temperature of the room by several degrees.MoreLess
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