Dangerous Masquerade (Regency Masquerade)
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Her husband. Just thinking that made her shiver with delight. All thoughts of Geoffrey, Monty and Alex fled from her mind, and she smiled broadly at Luc.
He bent and kissed her neck. The shivers intensified. Rising, he cast a suspicious look around the room. “We are alone, aren’t we? There is no one else here?”
Ria laughed. Looking at Monty in the mirror, she mouthed the words, “Thank you.”
With a courtly bow, he slowly drifted away, thinking as he did so, London is so very interesting at this time of year.
As Monty materialized in the library the ladies leapt up from their respective chairs and surrounded him.
“Well, what next?” Aunt Charity asked.
With a smile for all of them, he replied, “London.”
Cousin Faith clapped her hands in glee. “I love London. What a diverting time we shall have, and perhaps an adventure or two. How clever of you.”
Monty bowed politely in acknowledgement of the praise and smiled.
Thinking of the joy that now radiated from Ria, he was inclined to agree. He was clever. Very clever, indeed.