It took just over an hour to reach the place where they were to stay the night, which was a pleasant estaminet set back off the road.
estaminetThe soldiers who were to guard them through the night had already engaged their rooms.
When they went upstairs to change, the Earl found that what was intended as his dressing room also contained a bed.
He knew that tonight it would be impossible for him to lie close to Lynetta and not kiss her again and that could easily lead him to be more demanding than she was prepared for.
When Lynetta came downstairs to the private sitting room where they were to dine, she had changed her gown, rearranged her hair and looked, the Earl thought, entrancingly lovely.
The moment she came into the room he was aware that she was very shy.
She did not look at h
