Diamonds Fall
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His hazel eyes were taking in her polished appearance as he drew closer, a smile tugging at his lips as the chandelier made his hair glow golden, matching the gleam of his buttons.
"Miss Hoddington," he bowed with laughter in his eyes, taking her gloved hand and touching it against his lips. "You look radiant."
She joined in with his laughter, letting the musical sound of it carry her along further into bliss. As she relaxed back into her chair he placed a tender hand against the layers of silk, beneath which the final piece of Daniel she had left, took shelter inside of her.
"Annabel."
She opened her eyes, startled out of her fantasy and back to the man now standing in front of her. Theodore kissed the ring on her left hand with a gleam of pure joy in his chocolate gaze.
"Would you care for a final dance?"
Acknowledgements
To everyone who has helped me on my Diamonds journey, I offer my sincere gratitude.
To Beth Kelly, who was the first person to ever read Diamonds. For talking to me about Annabel as if she were a real person and being my first editor, I will be forever grateful.
To Lauren, who was with me when Annabel originally tumbled into my head.
To Molly Phipps, without whom this book would be nothing - my editor, cover designer and best friend, THANK YOU for helping my dream come true.
To my parents for giving me life and love.
And to you, for reading this story, that contains at least half of my soul, I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!