Was she purposely trying to kill him?
Thank goodness there were two layers of fabric between her pearl and his lips.
His jaw began to twitch.
Was it possible she was doing this on purpose? Teasing him? Arousing him?
Then she accidentally kicked him in the face as she swung her legs over.
Did Hannibal have such logistical problems when crossing the Alps with his elephants? “Holly, are you all right? Did you make it over safely?”
She cried out softly and then grunted. “Yes, fine. Just slipped off the bench. Landed on my backside.”
“Are you hurt. I’ll come over and–”
“Don’t you dare! Stay on your side of the wall. I’ll climb back into my room now.”
“Climb?” He leaped up onto the wall just as she struggled to her feet. Waving to him to hold him back, she tiptoed over to an oak tree whose branches were spread wide and extended quite close to the house. One could easily sneak in and out of that upper floor bedchamber from those branches without being noticed.
He watched her lift her nightclothes to her thighs as she began to climb. His heart shot into his throat. Her legs were magnificent by moonlight. But he was worried because she did not have a lot of upper body strength. Lord, help him. She was soft and slight. He didn’t want her falling.
He remained watching her, wanting to scale the wall and help her up the tree, but it would not do to be caught with Holly in his arms. She obviously wasn’t used to stealing about in the night, but she made it safely in through the window in a headfirst tumble. He hoped she had not bruised her lovely body too badly.
He waited several moments longer to be sure she had not awakened the entire Farthingale household. All remained quiet, so he eased himself down from the wall and returned inside the house.
The book was sitting atop the table.
He growled at it. “You planned this, didn’t you?”
The book sat silent.
He continued to stare at it.
“Bollocks,” he said, running a hand through his wet hair. “I’m in trouble, aren’t I?”
He could have sworn the book laughed at him.
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Also by Meara Platt
FARTHINGALE SERIES
My Fair Lily
The Duke I’m Going To Marry
Rules For Reforming A Rake
A Midsummer’s Kiss
The Viscount’s Rose
Earl Of Hearts
If You Wished For Me
Never Dare A Duke
Capturing The Heart Of A Cameron
The Look of Love
The Touch of Love
The Taste of Love
The Song of Love
The Scent of Love
The Kiss of Love
The Hope of Love
THE BRAYDENS
A Match Made In Duty
Earl of Westcliff
Fortune’s Dragon
Earl of Kinross
Pearls of Fire
Aislin
DARK GARDENS SERIES
Garden of Shadows
Garden of Light
Garden of Dragons
Garden of Destiny
De WOLFE “ANGELS” SERIES
Nobody’s Angel
Kiss An Angel
Bhrodi’s Angel
About the Author
Meara Platt is a USA Today bestselling author and an award winning, Amazon UK All-star. Her favorite place in all the world is England’s Lake District, which may not come as a surprise since many of her stories are set in that idyllic landscape, including her award-winning paranormal romance Dark Gardens series. If you’d like to learn more about the ancient Fae prophecy that is about to unfold in the Dark Gardens series, as well as Meara’s lighthearted, international bestselling Regency romances in the Farthingale series, Book of Love series, and the Braydens series, please visit Meara’s website at www.mearaplatt.com.