Thirty Six
SOON ENOUGH, THE carriage pulled up to where Morgan and Adriana were standing. Morgan took a step forward and was very pleasantly surprised when Mr. Kean, followed by Lord Byron, climbed down.
It was amazing to see that they glowed softly just like Adriana. He’d thought it was just Adriana because she was special to him, but now that he saw Byron and Kean, he understood it was their magic that made them all glow in this way.
“Vallentyn,” Lord Byron said, as if it was no great surprise to see him here, “good to see you. And Miss Hayden.” He took Adriana’s hand and lifted it to his lips.
“Lord Byron! Mr. Kean! What a pleasant surprise,” Adriana said.
“Shouldn’t be too much of a surprise,” Byron said, giving her a smile. “I am certainly not surprised to see you here.”
“You’re
