Because it was not what she had expected him to say, Alecia blushed.
Then he took her hand in his and raised it to his lips and she felt the pressure of them on the softness of her skin.
She felt a strange sensation like a little flash of lightning running through her before Lord Kiniston repeated,
“Absolutely magnificent and very lovely!”
For a moment they just gazed at each other and it was impossible for Alecia to look away.
Then, because she wanted to go on talking to him, but at the same time knew she should leave him, she took her hand from his and ran up the stairs as quickly as she could.
Only as she reached the top, did she long to look back at him to see if he was still there.
Then she told herself that he would have gone back to the party and she would feel disappointed b
