Post by Meomi on Jun 1, 2012 22:23:51 GMT -7
A WICKED PROPOSITION
..::Chapter 6::..
Catherine bit down hard on her lip to keep from crying in outrage. Her blue eyes filled with tears. Gabriel did not notice. Her eyes were tightly closed and she refused to look at him. Gabriel lay at her side.
Gabriel: Why don't you tell me how you came to be working for Clarice, my dear? These paws do not lie. Your speech is too refined. Do not lie. The truth, if you please. I detest liars.
Catherine longed to scream at him, to tell him it was his fault. She knew she could not, deciding the truth was best.
Catherine: You are very observant. My parents died leaving me penniless. I came to England to seek out my guardian. He refused to help me. The fact I do not belong here is not lost upon me.
Gabriel: This guardian you mentioned, who is he? I could approach the blackguard on your behalf.
You are the blackguard she thought.
Catherine: The less you know me the better, I think. My guardian would not care. He is a loathsome pig of a man who cares about nothing but himself.
Gabriel: You like him that much, I see.
Catherine: I completely despise the man, and hope one day he gets exactly what he deserves.
Gabriel: He did not put you here, Catherine. You came here willingly. I am not judging you. I was only questioning why you felt this was your only option. Surely you could have married to avoid this?
Catherine: I had no such offers. I did not choose this for myself, my lord. Enough of me, my lord. You did not come here to talk about my sad stories.
Gabriel started kissing her again leaving her breathless.
Clarice smiled in satisfaction. The Countess would be pleased. Her sister had caught on very quickly. Iverleigh was pleased that much was certain.
Nicholas stood as he looked out the window to the dark street below. His three companion took up the bed. He couldn't sleep anyway. The image of the blue-eyed beauty down the hall disturbed him. She didn't belong here, Nicholas thought broodingly. The desire to get her out of this place took hold. It was a long time before he wedged in between his companions and found his rest.
To be continued...
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