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He didn’t have to look, she thought as her eyesHe returned a warm smile to her, and she felt her body flush with pleasure

“Indeed, little love, it is Would you like me to present you?”

Felicia recoiled in horror and withdrew her hand from his “Faith no!”

He chuckled and took up her fingers onceher bare wrist to his lips

Once again it occurred to her that her life would never be the saed forever, from the moment he had entered her line of vision

He said, “He won’t bite you, sweetheart … at least not while I am present, and I shan’t ever leave you alone when he is about”

Once again, their gazes were joined, and it was as though she had entered a place where she was in his ar delicious love to her Did he feel it? He did, she was sure of it fro in his silver eyes

Their moment was sharply interrupted by the sound of a deep male voice, and she saw the duke frown as James Reinhart entered their box and bowed over Felicia’s dainty and gloved fingers

“You beauty, you … gold silk suits you Why, you look like a goddess!” Reinhart said, and Felicia alled for she could see the duke roll his eyes

She did, in fact, laugh and said, “Ah, Ja forward to this play?”

“How can I, or anyas you do?” he answered

The duke choked, and Felicia laughed out loud “James, you are too kind”

Reinhart turned to the duke and said, “So your ward all to yourself”

Felicia saw Becky, who had been deep in conversation with Scott, turn, open-mouthed, wait for the outcoain

“It is a pleasant duty, sir, to guard ers that lie all around her,” the duke said lightly