“Good God, stop it!” Percy grabbed her shoulders, wishing he could shake
all those idiotic ideas out of her head. He flexed his fingers over the soft
fabric of her dress and took a steadying breath instead.
It was a mistake to look into her eyes again. Despite her declared
indifference, they were filled with so much hurt that his fury seeped out like
water through a sieve. From what he knew about Stanville, Letitia’s life had
been replete with opportunities to form a very low opinion of men. No
wonder she’d jumped to such conclusions. But Mary Vernon ?
Letitia swallowed and blinked rapidly a couple of times, and, damnation,
now he felt guilty. His fingers moved over her shoulders as the desire to
pull her into his arms and soothe all that hurt rushed in uninvited.
He had to be l
