The Last Wicked Scoundrel
“Grace walked slowly, cautiously, searching through the shadows for a familiar silhouette. She wondered what Lovingdon wished to discuss with her and why he had chosen this setting rather than the parlor. He was always welcome in their home. He was well aware of that fact, although she did have to admit that the clandestine meeting appealed to her, the thought of doing that which she shouldn’t.
And why so late at night? What was so urgent that it couldn’t wait until morning? She was not usually ...lacking in imagination, but she was quite stumped.
“Grace.”
She swung around. In the darkest recesses of the rose garden, she thought she could make out the form of a man. Her heart was hammering so strongly that she feared it might crack a rib. “Lovingdon?”
She watched as the shadows separated and he strolled toward her. “I wasn’t certain you would come.”
“I’d never ignore a summons from you. What’s this about? What’s—”
His strong arms latched around her as he pulled her from the path, into a corner where light could not seep.MoreLess
And why so late at night? What was so urgent that it couldn’t wait until morning? She was not usually ...lacking in imagination, but she was quite stumped.
“Grace.”
She swung around. In the darkest recesses of the rose garden, she thought she could make out the form of a man. Her heart was hammering so strongly that she feared it might crack a rib. “Lovingdon?”
She watched as the shadows separated and he strolled toward her. “I wasn’t certain you would come.”
“I’d never ignore a summons from you. What’s this about? What’s—”
His strong arms latched around her as he pulled her from the path, into a corner where light could not seep.MoreLess
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