The Winter Wish
“With Sarah relaxing in the bath and the entire staff delayed by the storm that had buried London in snow overnight, it was left to Devlin to answer the incessant knocking. He did so with a grimace and a grumble, pulling a shirt over his head seconds before flinging the door wide and glaring daggers at the brunette waiting on the other side.
“This had better be an emergency,” he snapped.
“Oh, it is,” Lily assured him before she swept past without waiting for an invitation, trailing snow in her w...ake. Swinging her cloak off her shoulders she held it out to Devlin as if he were the butler. He took it grudgingly, as well as the hat, gloves, and muff that followed.
Dumping everything rather unceremoniously in the nearest chair, he wiped his hands dry on the sides of his trousers, crossed his arms, and waited for an explanation. Lily took her time with it. She wandered in a circle around the large foyer, studying everything from the ornate chandelier that hung from the vaulted ceiling to the collection of crystal ducks – Devlin had a secret fondness for the odd little animal – that were perched high on a shelf.MoreLess
“This had better be an emergency,” he snapped.
“Oh, it is,” Lily assured him before she swept past without waiting for an invitation, trailing snow in her w...ake. Swinging her cloak off her shoulders she held it out to Devlin as if he were the butler. He took it grudgingly, as well as the hat, gloves, and muff that followed.
Dumping everything rather unceremoniously in the nearest chair, he wiped his hands dry on the sides of his trousers, crossed his arms, and waited for an explanation. Lily took her time with it. She wandered in a circle around the large foyer, studying everything from the ornate chandelier that hung from the vaulted ceiling to the collection of crystal ducks – Devlin had a secret fondness for the odd little animal – that were perched high on a shelf.MoreLess
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