by Ayles, Abby
Tears welled in Hannah’s eyes. She would not give him the satisfaction of obeying but was also terrified that she would have no way out of this situation.
“Mr. Poole, have you finished with the silverware yet?” a man’s voice called from down the hall.
Whether the man could see that Mr. Poole had her pinned up against the wall she was unsure, but she didn’t wait to find out. As soon as Mr. Poole turned in the direction of the voice she swatted his hand and ran as fast as her skirts would allow, leaving her fichu behind.
She paused just before turning to the stairs that led up to the main house and her own room. Mr. Poole had picked up the lost garment. He held it to his nose and took a deep breath before opening his eyes again directly on her.
She felt a fearful shiver run down her spine at his glare. She may have escaped him, but it was clear he wasn’t going to give up.
With hot tears streaming down her face she ran the length to her room and locked the door behind her. Throwing herself onto the bed, she melted into a hysterical cry.
Again she was to be tormented by a man. All the images of the baron came back to her. All the times he cornered her, made excuses to get her alone in his office, and even made advances on her in front of his son.
In the end word had traveled to his wife and the baron had insinuated that Hannah was the cause all along. He claimed she had tempted him with her beauty and promiscuous ways.
It was no more Hannah’s fault that she had looked the pretty miss than a plain one. Yet the baroness had believed her husband and Hannah was dismissed with a stained reputation and no hope of another situation.
She was sure that with her new plan to completely cover every inch of her body, there would have been no question to her virtue or any infringement on it. She had been so wrong.
It seemed that no matter where she found herself she would be helpless to stop rakes and their desire to take from her flesh.
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