Once Upon A Moonlit Night: A Maiden Lane Novella - Plot & Excerpts
But in the morning what a change had come over John when he arrived at the breakfast table! He still had his proud bearing, but his noble features were haggard and dark circles stood under his handsome eyes. He smiled bravely, but Princess Peony gasped at the sight of him. “Whatever is the matter?” she cried. And though John tried to put her off, at last he told her.… —From The Prince and the Parsnip * * * She was a coward, pure and simple, Hippolyta thought two hours later as she stared morosely out the carriage window at the London street. She’d fled their marriage bed, refusing to discuss the blackmail letter with Matthew no matter how he’d roared and shouted, simply waiting in her dressing room until he’d given up and left the house. Then she’d bathed and dressed and made her own escape. She’d told herself it was because she had appointments today, but she knew: she couldn’t look her husband in the eye. She’d married Matthew under false pretenses.
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