The snake was known to be the craftiest of all the beasts, so he and Emily needed to stay one step ahead of him. He gritted his teeth, Drummond’s offer irking him. No doubt the bastard imagined himself the hero to Emily’s distressed damsel. He snorted. His Emily was a char...
When she bit her lip, he wondered what or who worried her. The idea of it being a who, particularly a male, had him voicing his concerns out loud. “Will someone be worried over your absence?” Rather than bluntly ask her if she lived alone, he chose to go with subtlety. When she turned to him, her...
She had received a note from Daniel asking her to meet him on the grounds. His message had coincided with another delivery. Recognizing the Bedford crest, she had eagerly slid open the elegant, cream-colored envelope. It contained an invitation to a dinner party Edmund was hosting the following e...