The Bridal Quest

  "La, Your Grace," her sister said with an arch smile at the duke. "Perhaps you should seek Lady Haughston's help. You have been a bachelor far too long, one might say."

  Lady Haughston stiffened and cast a quick glance at Rochford.

  "Might one?" The duke's smile was somewhat chilly. He turned to look at Francesca and said blandly, "Lady Haughston, I fear, would not wish to take me on. She is too well aware of how ill-suited I am to marriage. Are you not, my lady?"

  Francesca's eyes met his for one long moment before she turned toward the other women with a light laugh. "Of course. Everyone knows that the Duke of Rochford is a confirmed bachelor. Now, if you will excuse me ...?" She gave them a stiff smile, and turned and walked away.

  The duke watched her leave, and for a brief moment, something that might have been regret shadowed his eyes.

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  THE BRIDAL QUEST

  Copyright © 2008 by Candace Camp

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