The Warrior Bride
““What the devil are you doing here?” she hissed.
“Me?”
Candlelight flickered across his face. His eyes were dark and angry. He wore naught but black hose, and he rubbed his chest where she had struck him. His feet were bare, as were hers, and without the hindrance of her shoes she had been absolutely silent.
“How did you know I was here?”
“Perhaps I heard you,” he said.
She shook her head, then stopped, remembering the sound of a woman’s laughter. “Where were you?”
Even ...in the darkness she could see his eyes narrow. “‘Tis a strange time to be inquiring about my whereabouts, laddie, when you are creeping around like a thief in the good marquis’s private chambers.”
They were standing but inches apart. “So you were with Colette.”
There was a moment’s pause. “Are you thinking I’ve dallied with the maidservant?”MoreLess
“Me?”
Candlelight flickered across his face. His eyes were dark and angry. He wore naught but black hose, and he rubbed his chest where she had struck him. His feet were bare, as were hers, and without the hindrance of her shoes she had been absolutely silent.
“How did you know I was here?”
“Perhaps I heard you,” he said.
She shook her head, then stopped, remembering the sound of a woman’s laughter. “Where were you?”
Even ...in the darkness she could see his eyes narrow. “‘Tis a strange time to be inquiring about my whereabouts, laddie, when you are creeping around like a thief in the good marquis’s private chambers.”
They were standing but inches apart. “So you were with Colette.”
There was a moment’s pause. “Are you thinking I’ve dallied with the maidservant?”MoreLess
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