Bewitching The Beast

Spec

the words to contradict her statement. If he were not rendered speechless

ould not even fin

wa

was looking for? But it seemed

or words. It was almost criminal that she had tied her hair all this time. It changed her entire feature and

ing the creamy skin that covered her shoulders. The yellow gown revealed enough skin that would certainly make any man imagin

aze locke

side her. Him. She was looking at him as though she wanted to know what he was thinkin

nking. His mind had already raced to laces, cushions and mattresses in a matter of seconds the moment hi

are who he heard. Drat it, he would not have cared if his own fianc茅e was talking to

ion did she hide all that

, a look of wary on her face. "I don't think it is necessary th

o!" Ysabella uttered, gawking at Agatha. "

ain his sense. Emma elbowed him and sternly asked, "Doesn't she look a

when she looked back at him. He cleared his throat and said, "I do not

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tt

oping he'd say anything close t

at of anger rise to her cheeks, Agatha whirled around and u

you be able to make the right alterations

ing for the Everards and t

a forced smile and walked

saw her. He did not provide such a transparent one, as he always did. But be

ot mind how she looked in a gown so long as it was within the standards. For

s. Her hair, on the other hand, would require more time to fix so

ir faces, their eyes dreamy. They were up to something, she

his face when she made the mistake of anchoring her attenti

t would have already been too late to pre

Vernice, giving the modiste anoth

eason," Ysabella whispered with excitemen

atha waited for the twins to climb inside and as she did, she asses

er attention back to him. His right brow w

es

ike to go ho

ap at him, really. Reprimanding herself in her head, she blinked and followed he

move your feet a

twins had already settled inside and were waiting for her. Sh

the carriage and focused her attention on the twi

l in her life. Like them, i

a lady. You are but a mere se

a servant in a very

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king for his mot

nquiry to the butler, he decided to look for the pair himself. Mayhap they had returned and no one h

and found them in their study, do

, Agatha," Ysabella wa

her voice sterner than ever. Benedict stopped just outside the doorway. He had always been curio

eading in the dark, always writing your letters with but a mere c

t think

sted. "Look here. I wrote physics and you read it as physical

ad Mr. Jones as Mr

a," Agatha retorted. "And I apologize, Ysabella.

ight of late," Ys

oom, Emma," Agatha added. "How many times do

d. "He could have really come down

arried a fair maide

ot, Ysabella.

u hate

facts

She had always insisted that

is co

id the governess realize that his cunning sisters had already

g with no intention of stayi

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nforming him that they were to spend the entire afternoon with the Highmores and he foun

He almost jumped in surprise. The woman surely knew how to be quiet. N

Yes. I do have some conc

er. She had left the door ajar behind her, letting him know that

a pair of spectac

ended to remind her of the twins' tendency to be manipulative? Had he n

had said the wrong thing. "How did you come

cleared his throat.

yesig

s' tutor is teaching them different subjects

ord." Her voice raised a notch high

you do, but I doubt that your ey

ut

e to his feet and said, "It would not have come to

ur pardon

o get you a pai

Lord, I

jected wryly. For a mere second he saw a hint of something c

one on my own

her statement. He grabbed his coat a

tionless, he blew out a frustr

I don't need spectacles and I am not a butler

t wonder why he was witnessing a series of

ve noticed at least on

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one, even ladies, to walk into his shop without any man's company. Benedict was fully aw

eryone was left with no choice for Mr. Sinnett was the only man who could provide the best spectacles in Wickhurst. The next possible choice was in

to the shop after a short and very silent drive. He had made sure

rent spectacles for the lady, all

ery moment, my Lord," Agatha uttered, looki

deducted out

d," she snapped back, saying the last two words as though

g to Mr. Sinnett. "Give us the pair that would last for quite a long time.

beside him but she d

ed, said. He stepped down from his wooden podium behind the counter and disappeared for a while. When he came back, he was holding

spectacles from the man and set

id no

air, put

rd, I

with the other so she faced him. Without much thought, Benedict said, his voice fill

s pursed. St

"Don't dare move or you'll break them," he warned, slipping the temples of the spectacles over her ears in

be ruined if I see through

adam," Mr. Sinnett uttered

ifficult, Miss Blair. Open y

open h

rendered speech

were specs of almost gold in the middle and something else entirely t

her eyes widened with wonder.

ing in his home for over a year. He ought to not feel like he was seeing her for the first time when he had spent so many days with her mild and overlooked presence wher

twit for not having noticed this side of her until no

d stepped away from him. "I believe I shall take these, Mr.

to go home, go back to work, wait for his mother and sister, and wait for his bloody

chin held high. "I do need them after all." She would never admit she was wrong, Benedict

en the lady was making him questi

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s too proud to admit to anyone that she indeed needed spectacles. And the bloody thing

he snapped at her, his brows

one, the more she was inclined to question the very

ding," she answered while he signalled for

hem, so long as you do when

e higher, preparing to climb inside the carriage as he opened

s when sh

ss the street, looki

a long moment she stood frozen in her pla

er eyes away from the ma

t is the matter?

" she muttered tetchily, snatching her arm away from his hold and climbed inside the carriage, her legs shaking. She slid near the window and lo

as h

r had fo