05-26-2022, 11:41 PM
A glance away, neither confirming nor denying. More indecision, but he wondered if he might find the right chords if he took a page or two from the operas. Kidnapping was romantic, right?
But the change over her seemed strongest at the mention of a life away from the brothel.
“You will never have to step foot in there again, with me,” he murmured, stroking his thumb over the back of her hand. “Nor even ride past it – there are roads around it.”
He swept his hands gracefully under hers, taking them in his grasp.
“Think about it,” he whispered, then stood with her hands still in his. “But for now? The guest room is yours, and I can have the servants-” cough servant, singular, “-fix you up something nice to eat. What would you like?”
But the change over her seemed strongest at the mention of a life away from the brothel.
“You will never have to step foot in there again, with me,” he murmured, stroking his thumb over the back of her hand. “Nor even ride past it – there are roads around it.”
He swept his hands gracefully under hers, taking them in his grasp.
“Think about it,” he whispered, then stood with her hands still in his. “But for now? The guest room is yours, and I can have the servants-” cough servant, singular, “-fix you up something nice to eat. What would you like?”
