Upon a Midnight Dream
“Was madness then her mother’s curse?
She turned to the Willard, who now appeared to be sweating and ready to kill anything that spoke to him. “Do you know what she speaks of? Where Isabelle ran off to? Why she claims that the youngest is a bastard?”
He cleared his throat. “Surely, you don’t think I had anything to do with this? Your mother is ill my lady, it would be good of you to remember that. If your mother felt the need to sell her youngest daughter to the highest bidder, than so b...e it. After all, is it so odd for a peer to betroth a daughter in order to gain an alliance as well as money?” He lifted a haughty eyebrow and turned on his heel, muttering under his breath.
“But…” Rosalind wanted to remind him that her mother had no reason for her claim, but felt Stefan’s hands on her shoulders. The pressure of his hands made her relax, best not to ask the valet any information at this point. The look in his eyes was pure rage and madness.MoreLess
She turned to the Willard, who now appeared to be sweating and ready to kill anything that spoke to him. “Do you know what she speaks of? Where Isabelle ran off to? Why she claims that the youngest is a bastard?”
He cleared his throat. “Surely, you don’t think I had anything to do with this? Your mother is ill my lady, it would be good of you to remember that. If your mother felt the need to sell her youngest daughter to the highest bidder, than so b...e it. After all, is it so odd for a peer to betroth a daughter in order to gain an alliance as well as money?” He lifted a haughty eyebrow and turned on his heel, muttering under his breath.
“But…” Rosalind wanted to remind him that her mother had no reason for her claim, but felt Stefan’s hands on her shoulders. The pressure of his hands made her relax, best not to ask the valet any information at this point. The look in his eyes was pure rage and madness.MoreLess
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