The Wicked One
““All ready, Jenny?” she murmured.
The tall, willow-thin woman descending to the cobblestones after her, nodded. “Just as we rehearsed, yes?” Genevieve Martine returned in the same tone, her slight accent that intriguing mix of French and German and English finishing school.
Tonight the severe pull of Jenny’s blond bun made her look like a governess or some companion to an elderly noblewoman, but that was deliberate. Tonight all eyes would be fixed on Diane, and tongues would be muttering all na...ture of interesting things out of her hearing. But not out of Jenny’s; the woman was a marvel at going unnoticed.
“Yes. And I apologize for even asking; tonight has become more significant than I’d anticipated. You know I generally prefer more than four days to plot out the entirety of my—our—future.” Diane pretended to adjust one of her silky black elbow-length gloves, taking the moment to gaze up at the large town house before them. Candlelight glowed from every window, voices and the strains of a country dance spilling out to the street.MoreLess
The tall, willow-thin woman descending to the cobblestones after her, nodded. “Just as we rehearsed, yes?” Genevieve Martine returned in the same tone, her slight accent that intriguing mix of French and German and English finishing school.
Tonight the severe pull of Jenny’s blond bun made her look like a governess or some companion to an elderly noblewoman, but that was deliberate. Tonight all eyes would be fixed on Diane, and tongues would be muttering all na...ture of interesting things out of her hearing. But not out of Jenny’s; the woman was a marvel at going unnoticed.
“Yes. And I apologize for even asking; tonight has become more significant than I’d anticipated. You know I generally prefer more than four days to plot out the entirety of my—our—future.” Diane pretended to adjust one of her silky black elbow-length gloves, taking the moment to gaze up at the large town house before them. Candlelight glowed from every window, voices and the strains of a country dance spilling out to the street.MoreLess
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