Loving Her Duke
he railing, this time, putting up enough distance between them. "The view from up here is beautiful."She commented, he s
away. "Bec
th parents. You o
th
lowing in from the ballroom and the gay laughter of men and women. Beth closed her eyes and nodded her head slowly to the beat, enjoying it as mu
iling twice. "Ho
her eyes. "
e returned her gaze. "You were favouring
knee over the dress. "It is all better now. It will get
am very doubtful it
ace you were to go?" He simply stared. Beth was starting to realize that he did that a lot.
you mean." He
s together and furt
while. "I'm not e
The Duke of Carlisle sounded mysterious, and she was slowly becoming curious as to the sort
voice invaded her thoughts again. "Not
"I know of you. I have heard of you." Then,
balls regularly in hopes to see me wed. Now she stands
do not know yet." She shook her head at the thought of her family's desperation. "I'm simply glad for the few more months in the year." She paused. "But no matter how much time I have, I know deep down t
ee right no
om the ballroom slowed down again. "I guess it is slow dancing again, glad to be out here." Beth gave the Duke an once-over again and said. "You are breaking the hearts of both your i
ugh his pockets and produced a lighter and cigar. Lifting to his mouth and securing with his lips, he lighted the cigar and puffed into the op
ught. Beth did not want
in. "My Mother would stay,
est friend? Wouldn't that be the King according to rumours? Agai
ocess, she realized, was sad and painful. What had happened to him to sour his mind towards marriage and friends? She wasn't keen to the institution herself
lp herself. "You
l." She blushed and quickly covered her cheeks, su
own after his introductions. Quickly, she cleared her throat. "Forgive my manners, My Lo
head. "I don't think
re. My sister and I are visiting our Aunt and h
grunted.
arrily Gallagher and her hus
m." He said no
he would think her silence as a result of his position being a deterrent, she quickly asked to rid them of
rich smell was starting to bu
kly became astonishmen
for he turned to her imme
ure. "I...I know of her. Sister to Geoffrey Cossington,
k at her. "You know
ur brother-in-law, but please spare me tonight to not pretend to like him. If we are to
r grievance
an." She blunted out almost
unpleasant as Cossington." From what he had heard? Had he never