By Mary Balogh, Nicola Cornick, Courtney Milan
ISBN-10: 1426840616
ISBN-13: 9781426840616
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And then he had joined the even larger crowd of gentlemen gathered about Hannah Dove, the singer who sang like her name, or so one of her court had assured her. For which piece of gross flattery he had been rewarded with a gracious smile and a hand to kiss. Julian had left the greenroom after a few minutes and taken himself off to his married sister’s drawing room. It might be interesting to try his own hand at assaulting the citadel of dubious virtue that was Blanche Heyward. It might be even more interesting to carry her off to Bertie’s for Christmas and a weeklong hot affair.
His eyes remained on her all the while. Verity felt a sharp stabbing of sensation down through her abdomen and between her thighs. She felt a rush of color to her cheeks. She felt as if she had been running for a mile uphill. “Sweet,” he murmured. She jumped to her feet, pushing at her chair with the backs of her knees. Then she wished she had not done so. Her legs felt decidedly unsteady. She crossed to the fireplace again and reached out her hands as if to warm them, though she felt as if the fire might better be able to take warmth from her.
But she had reached out a hand slowly, taken the box and opened it. He had watched her almost anxiously. Had he made a mistake in not choosing diamonds or rubies, or emeralds, perhaps? She had looked down for a long time, saying nothing, making no move to touch the contents of the box. “It is the Star of Bethlehem,” she had said finally. It was a star, yes, a gold star on a gold chain. He had not thought of it as the Christmas star. But the description seemed apt enough. “Yes,” he had agreed. He had despised himself for his next words, but they had been out before he could stop them.
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