The Counterfeit Count
“Barclay grumbled as he entered the foyer of the well-lit house. He handed his cape to a footman and stepped aside as Natalya offered her fur-edged hat to the same wide-eyed man.
She looked around and smiled. Her appreciation of elegant design had been honed during this short visit to London. Noting the round window at the turn of the stairs and the glistening stained-glass lily set in its center, she added such a window to her mental list of what she wanted in the dacha she would raise on her f...ather’s estate.
“I do so despise boring soirées,” continued Barclay.
“I have no idea what this will be like.” She hoped he did not intend to be so peevish all evening.
“Surely, Demi,” Creighton said as he shrugged off his cloak and set it on another footman’s arms, “you have attended many such evenings both before you joined the army and after.”
She quickly looked away. She did not want to admire the sleek line of his silver waistcoat and how his black coat and white breeches called forth the memory of his arms around her and his chest pressed to her.MoreLess
She looked around and smiled. Her appreciation of elegant design had been honed during this short visit to London. Noting the round window at the turn of the stairs and the glistening stained-glass lily set in its center, she added such a window to her mental list of what she wanted in the dacha she would raise on her f...ather’s estate.
“I do so despise boring soirées,” continued Barclay.
“I have no idea what this will be like.” She hoped he did not intend to be so peevish all evening.
“Surely, Demi,” Creighton said as he shrugged off his cloak and set it on another footman’s arms, “you have attended many such evenings both before you joined the army and after.”
She quickly looked away. She did not want to admire the sleek line of his silver waistcoat and how his black coat and white breeches called forth the memory of his arms around her and his chest pressed to her.MoreLess
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