Simply Scandalous (2012)
“It was night and the curtains were drawn. A fire burned in the grate, and a single candle illuminated the figure slumped in a chair by the fire. Richard was asleep, his long elegant frame at rest, his face as peaceful as an angel’s. A book dangled precariously from his fingers and as Violet watched, the book fell and woke the sleeper with a start.
His hazel gaze flew to the bed and met hers.
“Are you all right, Violet?”
“I am quite well, sir. I wish you would allow me to return to Harcourt Hous...e and let you have your bed back.”
“March has made me quite comfortable.” Richard stretched, his open-necked shirt white in the firelight. “We’ve already discussed this. It is better for you to be here. Even Jack agrees with me about that.”
Violet sat up against her pillows, ignoring the stab of pain in her shoulder. “But I’ve been here for over a week. Hasn’t anyone noticed that I’ve been absent from society?”
Richard came over to sit on the side of the bed. “Your mother said that several people have asked after you.MoreLess
His hazel gaze flew to the bed and met hers.
“Are you all right, Violet?”
“I am quite well, sir. I wish you would allow me to return to Harcourt Hous...e and let you have your bed back.”
“March has made me quite comfortable.” Richard stretched, his open-necked shirt white in the firelight. “We’ve already discussed this. It is better for you to be here. Even Jack agrees with me about that.”
Violet sat up against her pillows, ignoring the stab of pain in her shoulder. “But I’ve been here for over a week. Hasn’t anyone noticed that I’ve been absent from society?”
Richard came over to sit on the side of the bed. “Your mother said that several people have asked after you.MoreLess
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