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Оглавление‘A waltz is just beginning, Miss Tallis.’
‘I’m not dancing this evening, Lord Veryan.’
‘Come—a few steps only and then I’ll leave.’
Christabel hesitated. The temptation to find herself in his arms again seemed overwhelming.
‘A few minutes of the waltz should not take up too much of your time.’
As if in a dream she allowed herself to be swept on to the dance floor. He held her tightly, his form fitting hers, two halves making a whole. As they neared the far window Richard pulled the curtain swiftly to one side and danced her on to the balcony.
She gasped. ‘Whatever are you doing?’
His eyes glittered in the moonlight, and when he spoke his voice was rough with desire.
‘One last kiss,’ he whispered.
