The Duke's Deception
“Her legs were trembling so badly she scarcely had the strength to push the door open. She left it ajar and raising her head faced the man who had demanded she attend on him.
One look at his face was enough— she would not stay to be berated or worse, she would come back when he had calmed down.
‘Close the door, Marianne. You would not wish us to be overheard.’ To disobey him was out of the question. She didn’t hesitate. She pushed the heavy door shut.
She moved a few steps searching for a chair ...to sit on for she did not think her legs could hold her upright much longer. There was a single wooden seat marooned in the centre of a sea of polished boards. He nodded towards it and she slunk over and sat down fiddling with her skirts to allow time to compose herself.
The silence stretched. She could hear the clock ticking, the birds singing in the garden and still he did not speak. She couldn’t bear it. She looked up and wished she hadn’t.
His eyes bored into hers, pinning her like a butterfly to a board and she was unable to break the connection.MoreLess
One look at his face was enough— she would not stay to be berated or worse, she would come back when he had calmed down.
‘Close the door, Marianne. You would not wish us to be overheard.’ To disobey him was out of the question. She didn’t hesitate. She pushed the heavy door shut.
She moved a few steps searching for a chair ...to sit on for she did not think her legs could hold her upright much longer. There was a single wooden seat marooned in the centre of a sea of polished boards. He nodded towards it and she slunk over and sat down fiddling with her skirts to allow time to compose herself.
The silence stretched. She could hear the clock ticking, the birds singing in the garden and still he did not speak. She couldn’t bear it. She looked up and wished she hadn’t.
His eyes bored into hers, pinning her like a butterfly to a board and she was unable to break the connection.MoreLess
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