Taming the Beast (2009)
“Or had his parting words to her been only a nod to courtesy? She didn’t think so—the Lord of Cherbon seemed to care little for niceties or the sparing of feelings, Michaela knew firsthand.She’d hoped to ask him if he indeed planned on visiting her chamber again when she’d gone to fetch Leo, but the only persons she’d encountered in Cherbon’s monies room were Leo and a smirking Hugh Gilbert. And while disappointed that Roderick had vanished on her—and Leo—yet again, Michaela had taken the opport...unity to complain to Hugh about his method of drawing Lord Cherbon from his shell and gaining his confidence.But Hugh had not seemed put off in the least by Michaela’s angry—if hushed, for Leo’s sake—accusations. He’d assured Michaela that he knew “Rick” better than anyone, and that his plan would work.“Relentless,” he reminded her again, and then with a wink, suggested, “Bolder! Push him.”So now Michaela sat in one of the chairs by the hearth once more, only this time she shivered with every chill that raced across the floor, and tucked her bare feet under the hem of her skirt.She’d taken off her shoes.She hoped that was bolder.The rap on her door caused her to jump and gasp, a hand to her chest.MoreLess
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