Tempted By the Night
“Lady Walbrook asked for the thousandth time. “You are fidgeting. Try to stand coolly, calmly like a Diana or a Venus. Follow my example.” The lady drew herself up and stood as if she were in one of her dramatic productions.
Hermione forced a smile to her lips and did as her mother bid her. Jiminy! How was she supposed to stand still when the sun was about to set, and she was trapped in the middle of a crowded ballroom.
She’d put off her mother with one excuse after another all week, but tonight... the countess would have none of Hermione’s dithering. She was going to the Abington ball and that was the end of it.
The only thing she could be thankful for was that they were quickly approaching Midsummer’s Eve, and the days were now stretched to their longest hours.
Still, it would be the end of everything if she just vanished into thin air in front of the entire ton.
Not that the past week hadn’t had its fair share of trials. She’d done as she’d finally promised Quince and stayed well out of Rockhurst’s path, but that hadn’t stopped the ache in her heart.MoreLess
Hermione forced a smile to her lips and did as her mother bid her. Jiminy! How was she supposed to stand still when the sun was about to set, and she was trapped in the middle of a crowded ballroom.
She’d put off her mother with one excuse after another all week, but tonight... the countess would have none of Hermione’s dithering. She was going to the Abington ball and that was the end of it.
The only thing she could be thankful for was that they were quickly approaching Midsummer’s Eve, and the days were now stretched to their longest hours.
Still, it would be the end of everything if she just vanished into thin air in front of the entire ton.
Not that the past week hadn’t had its fair share of trials. She’d done as she’d finally promised Quince and stayed well out of Rockhurst’s path, but that hadn’t stopped the ache in her heart.MoreLess
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