Secrets of Surrender
“Her letter had given detailed instructions on where to meet her in Regent’s Park. No more than five other bodies could be seen at this hour.
He had not known what to expect when she finally contacted him, but he had not anticipated the brief letter requesting a meeting here in London. There had been nothing encouraging about those few sentences.
As he walked toward her, he debated whether to plead his case further. He doubted it would make a difference. If she had decided to decline his offer, her reasons would be ones he had no answer for.
She noticed his approach. The sun caught the golden rim of her hair visible beneath the blue bonnet. Her smile could at best be called polite, but it still blotted out half of his mind.
He would probably be better off if she made short work of this mad idea.
“Thank you for coming, Mr. Bradwell. Especially at such an early hour.”
“I always visit the parks at nine in the morning, Miss Longworth, so we have something in common.”
He did not think she h...ad ever been in one of London’s parks this early before.MoreLess
He had not known what to expect when she finally contacted him, but he had not anticipated the brief letter requesting a meeting here in London. There had been nothing encouraging about those few sentences.
As he walked toward her, he debated whether to plead his case further. He doubted it would make a difference. If she had decided to decline his offer, her reasons would be ones he had no answer for.
She noticed his approach. The sun caught the golden rim of her hair visible beneath the blue bonnet. Her smile could at best be called polite, but it still blotted out half of his mind.
He would probably be better off if she made short work of this mad idea.
“Thank you for coming, Mr. Bradwell. Especially at such an early hour.”
“I always visit the parks at nine in the morning, Miss Longworth, so we have something in common.”
He did not think she h...ad ever been in one of London’s parks this early before.MoreLess
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