Shadows in the bushes below caught her attention. She thought it odd that a couple seeking privacy would actually go into the bushes as it would seriously muss the lady’s dress. Then again, she thought, if the woman was a lady she wouldn’t be in the bushes would she?
Elise pushed off the railing and made to return to her grandmother’s side when a hand stopped her. Marlowe helped her stand for suddenly her knees didn’t want to support her weight.
“Could you please bring me back to...”
“Yes, my lady,” he said as he wrapped a heavy mantle around her shoulders.
And remembered nothing more.
Michael scanned the room looking for Elise. With any luck, her grandmother would have convinced her to come tonight. He’d been working himself up to apologizing to her all day, and decided the perfect t
