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Grace hadn’t even been aware that she had ceased to breathe under the intensity of Lord Lucian St Claire’s dark, unreadable gaze, until he broke that gaze as he turned away froh to the private dining roo Nor that her cheeks were hot and flushed That her hands were shaking Her legs feeling less than steady
Lord Lucian St Claire, Grace had absolutely no doubt, even on such short acquaintance, was exactly the type of man—exactly the type of man!—that her mother had warned her to beware of if she were ever to find herself in tonnish society
Exactly the sort of —for any woman to ever fall in love with
Not that Grace had any intention of falling in love with hiher than the tedious Francis Wynter as her lifetih to consider that a antly handsome as Lucian St Claire had proved to be would ever fall in love with and marry soe, as well as her aunt and uncle’s, Grace had already decided she would settle for nothing less than a love-match, either
‘Grace…?’ Francis Wynter pro to escort her into dinner
Looking at him froain coood-looks to the saturnine handsoht Good and devilish Boring and dangerous…!
But with theher aunt into the adjoining room, Grace was able to take exception to Francis Wynter’s proprietorial attitude, and she shot hi to instead slip her hand into the crook of her uncle’s arm
‘Shall we go through, Uncle George…?’ She slowering dissatisfied gaze directed at the slenderness of her back as Francis Wynter followed closely behind them
Chapter Two
As expected, Lucian found himself seated between the Duchess of Carlyne on one side and Grace Hetherington on the other, with the Duke seated beside her and an obviously disgruntled Francis Wynter placed between his brother and sister-in-law No doubt before Lucian’s arrival the other man had expected to be seated beside the lovely Grace Hetherington, and so able to monopolise her attention
A devilish impulse pro his own attention on the other man’s more than obvious romantic interest ‘You are on your way to London for the Season, I believe, Miss Hetherington?’ he pro towards her