by Bree Wolf
“Is that a shoe in his hands?” Nathanial asked, and Charlaine’s gaze jerked from the man’s face to his hands, half-hidden behind his back.
Indeed, a tip of what Charlaine knew to be a delicate and rather expensive slipper peeked out of the man’s grip.
“Do you think it’s hers?” Nathanial asked, the hint of a concerned frown sneaking onto his forehead. “Why would he have it?”
Puzzled, Charlaine pulled him to the side. “And you said she was running?”
“Yes, she didn’t even see me.” His arm grew tense under her hand. “What do you think happened there?”
“I don’t know,” Charlaine replied, unable to believe that Lord Ashhaven had harmed Emma in any way. No, the man had decency ingrained in his bones. It was far more likely that something had occurred that had spooked or shocked Emma. From experience, Charlaine knew that it was a feat quite easily accomplished. The young woman, unfortunately, did not possess nerves of steel. Far from it, in fact. “But I’ll find out,” she vowed, ready to rush off and seek out her friend.
Nathanial, however, had other plans for he pulled her back into his arms. “After this dance,” he whispered as the first notes of a waltz began to play. “You’re mine for the next few minutes.”
Smiling up at him, Charlaine met his gaze as her heart once again seemed to skip a beat. It often did when Nathanial looked at her in that overwhelmingly endearing way of his. Never would she tire of it.
Never.
“I’m yours forever,” she whispered as he pulled her closer. “As you are mine.” If only they were alone, so she could kiss him. However, the evening would have to end sometime.
Sometime could not come soon enough.
Care to know how Emma’s slipper ended up with Lord Ashhaven?
Read on in How to Return a Lady’s Slipper!
About Bree
USA Today bestselling author Bree Wolf has always been a language enthusiast (though not a grammarian!) and is rarely found without a book in her hand or her fingers glued to a keyboard. Trying to find her way, she has taught English as a second language, traveled abroad and worked at a translation agency as well as a law firm in Ireland. She also spent loooong years obtaining a BA in English and Education and a MA in Specialized Translation while wishing she could simply be a writer. Although there is nothing simple about being a writer, her dreams have finally come true.
“A big thanks to my fairy godmother!”
Currently, Bree has found her new home in the historical romance genre, writing Regency novels and novellas. Enjoying the mix of fact and fiction, she occasionally feels like a puppet master, forcing her characters into ever-new situations that will put their strengths, their beliefs, their love to the test, hoping that in the end they will triumph and get the happily-ever-after we are all looking for.
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