Andrew climbed to the top of the cottage stairway. A line of flickering candlelight shone beneath Allison’s door. He hesitated outside her door but thought better of it and continued to his room.
Allison heard his approach and looked up, alert and listening. Not until she heard Andrew’s door close did she return to her task.
D,
D,I once married a most suitable gentleman whose overt devotion so effectively masked his private contempt that love seemed to mock me. My heart withered, and nobody knew. But a strong man with a gentle touch made my heart whole. Your touch! That I must hide its effect is the cruelest of fates.
I once married a most suitable gentleman whose overt devotion so effectively masked his private contempt that love seemed to mock me. My heart withered, and nobody knew.
