CHAPTER NINEDorianna felt as if her heart was about to leap out of her body.
“So – you do remember me – then?” she mumbled, the words catching in her throat.
The waves and wind were still roaring outside the windows of the study, but the noise seemed to be coming from a long way away.
The Earl gave a short laugh.
“How could I not?”
Dorianna felt suddenly cold.
His voice sounded chilly and disapproving. Maybe meeting her at the soirée was not a pleasant memory for him, as he seemed to be angry with her.
The Earl frowned at her.
“When we spoke, I believed that I had found some congenial company, someone to spend some time with, far from the hubbub of the Society ladies and the foolish men who pursue them.”
“I believed so, too – ” Dorianna whispered, but her voice did not carry over
