The Seducer
“Light poured through the crack.
Her knees wobbled. She paused while she forced some calm on herself.
She hoped it would not be too horrible. He was not a stranger. Her good intentions should keep it from being wanton, no matter how anyone else saw it. No matter how he saw it.
She pushed the door open farther and slipped in.
The chamber’s open, spare elegance surprised her. The furnishings possessed an Oriental flavor. The bedposts and boards were angular and fretted, and the wardrobe was inlaid with flowers and birds. A chest near the bed had abundant carvings in three colors of wood.
The exotic touches did not overwhelm the chamber. This was not some Asian fantasy. These appeared to be objects he had bought on his travels and simply put to use.
Daniel sat in a chair near the cold hearth, reading a book by the light of a large brace of candles. The chair faced her and she could see the full-sleeved Japanese robe that he wore wrapped and sashed. It was dark blue with a white pattern an...d reminded her of the chamber she had used in Paris.MoreLess
Her knees wobbled. She paused while she forced some calm on herself.
She hoped it would not be too horrible. He was not a stranger. Her good intentions should keep it from being wanton, no matter how anyone else saw it. No matter how he saw it.
She pushed the door open farther and slipped in.
The chamber’s open, spare elegance surprised her. The furnishings possessed an Oriental flavor. The bedposts and boards were angular and fretted, and the wardrobe was inlaid with flowers and birds. A chest near the bed had abundant carvings in three colors of wood.
The exotic touches did not overwhelm the chamber. This was not some Asian fantasy. These appeared to be objects he had bought on his travels and simply put to use.
Daniel sat in a chair near the cold hearth, reading a book by the light of a large brace of candles. The chair faced her and she could see the full-sleeved Japanese robe that he wore wrapped and sashed. It was dark blue with a white pattern an...d reminded her of the chamber she had used in Paris.MoreLess
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