“I wonder if Father has been to such a place?” she murmured. She loved his stories, and she wished she, too, could travel to such places. She wished she could enter the picture, feeling the sand nipping at her face as it whirled around her. She wanted to travel again and be just like her father.
Juliette sighed wistfully, looking at the painting. She was grateful for her father's care for her, even though she wished sometimes that he would risk her more, and take her with him. She smiled. She did value his care, especially the fact that her wishes meant more to him than social mores: he had never even suggested she pursue a suitor, and had heeded her desire to stay near to him.
“I do not think I would ever truly wish to leave England,” she said wistfully as she dragged her gaze from the artwork and headed downstairs. She loved the landscape and the mild weather, and she loved her friends and family. She wanted to stay where she was comfortable, but every so often she wished her father would relent and take her to see the world he talked so much about. Perhaps if she were wed, he would allow her and her husband to accompany him.
Juliette heard the sound of voices drifting up the corridor. She reached the double doors again and slipped into the ballroom, glancing about. The duchess was talking with a lady she did not recognise, and she cast her eye about the glittering, well-lit space to look for someone else she knew. She spotted her father standing close to where she had left him, talking to the duke of Fairbanks. She reached them just as they were finishing some discussion.
“I think it is about time,” her father was saying quietly. “I am sure she has anticipated this almost as much as I have. I know she will be nervous, and I do not wish to frighten her...”
“I think she will be as eager to go as you are to take her, my friend,” the duke interrupted gently.
Not one to eavesdrop, Juliette spoke up. “What is the matter, Father?” she asked genially. “I could not help but overhear that someone would be frightened?”
Her father chuckled. “I did not mean to distress you, dear. Speaking of distress, how is Marie?”
“She is simply feeling ill, Father,” Juliette said carefully, hoping she could be forgiven the subtle untruth. She did not want to embarrass her lively cousin for one silly mistake.
“I am glad she was not upset,” was all he said. “There is so much to distress young ladies: friendships, family, marriage...”
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2. LINK: More For A Duke (The Familial Adventures)
3. LINK: Loving The Reluctant Viscount (Love & Hearts)
4. LINK: Duke’s Forbidden Love (Love & Hearts)
5. LINK: The Earl’s Unexpected Journey of Love (Love & Hearts)
6. LINK: Winning The Indecisive Duke
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LINK : The Duke’s Dark Secret (Truth & Lies)
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