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“I most certainly will, Lord Nelson It was lovely to catch up with you”

He kissedoff in the direction of the dashing—but unavailable—Viscount Taylor

How did I knoas unavailable?

Because after my father tried to set us up, it’d become desperately clear that he was still completely in love with his ex, and I’d fixed that little problem for him

I had an invite to their wedding next spring

“You are attracting all the attention tonight”

I jolted at the sound of Miles’ voice, then turned to face him “Oh, yes Lord Nelson is a real catch for the twenty-so aristocrat”

Miles raised his eyebrows

“I’ or two to say about it, though”

He laughed and leaned on the bar next to ht I saw your cousin here”

“I believe he arrived late,” I replied “Alex was invited to dinner but just got back from Italy”

“Must be nice”

“Not really There was a fire in the property he inherited out there”

“Oh, no However will he cope?”

I swatted at him “Don’t be rude”

“I’o about inheriting a property in Italy, then? Especially as an English duke”

Ah This I did know “One of the uncles on his father’s side was an Italian noble and his father was the only viable heir, so he has some obscure Italian title There was a fire in the mountains”

“The only male heir”

“Viable Male It’s all the saaze away from him and onto the dancefloor

I simply couldn’t look at hi as it ith his closeness I didn’t need to think about how surprisingly well-tailored the jacket was, or how the white of the shirt contrasted against his tanned skin, or how the stubble on his jaw ainst it

Oh

Good Lord

Perhaps that was enough wine for tonight…

I caught the eye of Eva as she danced with a young and very single Baron Oxbridge I wiggled ly at Miles

If eren’t surrounded by nobility and the upper echelons of British society, I’d have shown her a fantastic view of er

She could do worse than Baron Williae

“What are you looking at?”