When the woman stood and came to his side, Thea tried again to edge around Lord Tremayne. The bite of his fingers stayed the impulse.
What should she do?
The slight blonde fixed her with a decidedly inquisitive stare.
Under ordinary circumstances, Thea was confident she could hold her own. But this was anything but ordinary. Associating with Sarah and Lord Penry and others of the demimonde ilk was one thing. But a man did not mingle his mistress with his—
His what?
Who were these people to Lord Tremayne? His friends?
Strangling the strings of her reticule so tightly it was a wonder they didn’t snap, she gave a fast, modest curtsy to both the lord and his lady (as competently a curtsy as one can make when their waist is shackled). “Pardon us for the interruption,” she said since no one else seemed inclined to speak since the initial outbursts. “We’ll take ourselves off, let you return to your evening alone. Forgive us.”
But though she again pressed into the brick wall that was Lord Tremayne, he refused to waver. And though Thea knew they had to leave, the scrutiny on the other couple’s faces was growing.
It was as though she dreamed the next few moments when the woman stepped forward, ignoring the indrawn hiss of her companion, to offer a shallow curtsy of her own. Her eyes flicked back and forth between Thea and the man behind her. “Daniel, aren’t you going to introduce me?”
DARING DECLARATIONS—Mistress in the Making, Book Three
First, he showed his thoughtful generosity. Then he shared his risqué humor. Now it’s time he declares everything… If only he didn’t constantly wrestle with words!
An evening at the opera could prove Lord Tremayne’s undoing when he and his lovely new paramour cross paths with his sister and brother-in-law. Introducing one’s socially unacceptable strumpet to his stunned family is never done. But Daniel does it anyway. And it might just be the best decision he’s ever made, for Thea’s quickly become much more than a mistress—and it’s time he told her so.
Thea’s fallen under the enticing spell of her new protector. How could she not when his very presence, every kindness and written word has utterly seduced her senses? Yet her mind insists on knowing more, such as why must Lord Tremayne pummel his face in boxing matches and be so abrupt in person? Curiosity turns to baffled amazement when his sister seeks out Thea, begging advice. If that weren’t surprising enough, when circumstances conspire and Thea arrives—unannounced—at his home, she’s not only welcomed inside but confronted with more truths than she ever expected.
Mistress in the Making Trilogy
Lusty Letters Copyright © 2020 by Larissa Lyons
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