“Have a care, Elise. There are more like Sinclair out there. Rakes who know how to woo a woman out of their fortunes.”
She bristled at his words. “I assure you I did not encourage him.”
“I know you didn’t encourage him. My eyes never left you as the two of you danced. It looked as though you could barely tolerate his touch.”
She settled, thankful he noticed her discomfort.”You’re very observant, my lord. Even though he is pleasant enough, there is something about him that I cannot quite put my finger on. Or perhaps it was just his presumption that I would be willing to stay on the dance floor with him. His actions bothered me such that it nearly provoked me to the point of walking away from him.”
They raised their arms for the couples on the other side to parade under them, then they t
