This is the eleventh entry out of the thirty I'm attempting. It is part
of a series of thirty entries so I hope you'll read each daily post to
find out what happens in the end.
Thank you for reading! 
11. Greed
“Of escorting a stranded lady home? Immensely.”
“I was hardly stranded.”
“Please,” he scoffed. “I saw Langston’s efforts – they
likely worsened his precious carriage’s condition.”
“And you could do a far better job?”
“If not, I’d carry
you.”
He didn’t finish the sentence. He didn’t say he’d carry her
home, to his bed, to anywhere she wanted, but her dress pinched at the knees as
if she was compressing herself to a speck. As if she could see how painfully hard
it was to restrain his greed for her.
The remnant thoughts left his voice husky. “Did that bother
you?”
Great scott, where is a fan?! Lovely developments!
ReplyDeleteOhhh, so sorry but the fans have been removed for maximum swoonage ;)
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