Over the coming weeks, a secret courtship blossomed. They met in the corners of libraries, during morning rides in Hyde Park, and behind the cover of heavy velvet curtains at society balls. Gabriel tried to resist her. He told himself she was spoiled, the product of a wicked lineage. But Phoebe challenged him, forced him to laugh, and showed him that goodness did not have to be cold.
A description of the wedding ceremony held at the St. Vincent estate La Hija Del Diablo Lisa Kleypas epub
"You think you are too good for my daughter, Lord Westfield," Sebastian purred, his pale eyes cold and calculating. "You think your perfect morality makes you the better man. But if you break her heart, I will show you exactly how I earned my title." Over the coming weeks, a secret courtship blossomed
Gabriel turned, his eyes narrowing as he took in the vision of the girl in the midnight-blue gown. "And you look like trouble, My Lady. Do your parents know you are wandering alone?" He told himself she was spoiled, the product
At a midsummer masquerade, Phoebe slipped away from her chaperones into the labyrinthine gardens of the estate. She wanted a moment of freedom. Instead, she found a man standing by the stone fountain, looking thoroughly out of place in the hedonistic revelry. Gabriel had removed his mask, his sharp, handsome features illuminated by the moonlight.
The Devil’s daughter must never fall in love with a saint.
Phoebe laughed, a rich, daring sound that stirred something dangerous in Gabriel's chest. "My father is the Devil himself. I hardly think a stroll in the dark will ruin me."