Winning a Lady's Heart
“She tugged her pillow over her head, willing the sound away.
“Go away,” she muttered, the fabric of the pillow muffling her words.
Then, mercifully, the knocking stopped. She closed her eyes. She willed her body back to sleep, but then remembrances of last night’s scandal intruded and sleep was forgotten.
She groaned, wishing it had been nothing more than a horrible nightmare, wishing Nathan had never… “It is time to face the day, my dear.”
The pillow was dragged from her head and she threw her hand across her eyes to blot out the bright rays penetrating the room.
“Mother,” she mumbled, by way of greeting.
The mattress dipped as her mother claimed the spot next to her.
“You’ve sulked long enough, Alexandra.”
“Is that what you think this is, Mother? Sulking?” Alexandra blinked and popped up.
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