The Devil's Waltz
Anne Stuart
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“He was sound asleep, his long legs stretched out in front of him, the blessed fire blazing, an empty bottle of wine by his side. He hadn't been shaved recently, and he looked rumpled, dissolute and beautiful. Like a fallen angel. She moved to stand in front of him and pointed the pistol directly at his heart. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," he murmured, and then he opened his extraordinary eyes. "It's always unwise to shoot the man you're in love with.”
“It's a good thing you're an aging orphan," he murmured, gently pushing the hair away from her face. "I don't have to wait around to get anyone's permission." "Permission for what, you rat bastard?" she said. "Such language, dragon. I'm afraid you're going to have to marry me.”
“I lied. I do that, you know, when it suits me. I would have thought you'd realized that by now.”
“You'll marry me, my dragon, and you'll bear my children, and you'll drive me mad and live in that ramshackle old house with me and I'll even put up with the occasional visit from your sister if I must. But you'll marry me. Not because you have to. But because I won't let you go." "Why?" she demanded. And he answered the only way he could, in French. "Je't'aime," he said. "I love you." "Je't'aime aussi," she said. "And I will make your life a living hell," she added in the same language. He smiled down at her. "I'm counting on it.”
“I hate to tell you, dragon, but that's an integral part of the whole usiness," he whispered. "If you're afraid to touch me then we're not going to get very far." She lifted her head to look at him. "I thought I could lie back and let you ravish me," she said with complete honesty. He shook his head, the smile hovering around his lips, his eyes intent. "This is a cooperative effort, my love. You have to do your part.”
“After all, if spinster chaperons required their own spinster chaperons there simply wouldn't be enough to go around.”
“....He barely hesitated. "Then shall I ruin you, dragon?" "Yes please," she said. And she let the brown dress drop on the floor between them, closing her eyes once more.”
“What have you done with Hetty?" he demanded. "Listened to her incessant prattle, complaints, tears, demands, artless conversation and recriminations for more than twenty-four hours. You will be pleased to know I didn't touch her—if I had I would have throttled her. Take her away, if you please. I'd rather spend the rest of my life a pauper than have to spend even another day with the divine Miss Chippie.”
“A strange stillness had settled over him, as well, a waiting. The earth was shifting beneath him, and he had the hideous suspicion that his entire life was about to change if he didn't get out of there, now. Away from the unexpected, undeniable lure of the dowdy young woman in front of him.”
“Stop living in a fairy tale" she murmured, leaning back against the chair. "I'm not a dragon, Hetty's not a princess and you're closer to a troll than an ogre". Christian laughed. "Trolls are very ugly, dear heart. I may be conscienceless, degenerate, selfish and shallow but I'm actually quite pretty by all accounts. "Go find our driver" she muttered. The sooner we get out of here, the less likely it is that I'll kill you. I can still reach the gun".”
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