Protected: Exquisite: Chapters 15 – 18
Chapter 15: Adorable - Days 472 - 473 – January 15 – 16Charlotte fingered the butterfly pendant as she lay in the darkness. Staring up at the void over her head. Of…
Chapter 15: Adorable - Days 472 - 473 – January 15 – 16Charlotte fingered the butterfly pendant as she lay in the darkness. Staring up at the void over her head. Of…
Chapter 9: Beautiful Butterfly – Day 452 – December 26Peregrine had watched as Charlotte evaded the crowd. Slipping out the double doors at the back of the ballroom. He followed…
Chapter 5: Anticipating Surprises – Days 436 – 442 – December 10 – 16 An hour into Charlotte’s first sketches of the queen and her baby, a knock sounded on…
Prologue: Day 432 – December 6Upon proposing to his beloved on his knees, Lord Eric Marlboro found himself nearly instantly flattened by her delightful form. The dauntless Lady Deirdre Sevelle…
Chapter 30: Maneuvering – Days 430 - 432“Lord Dresden, I have been a bit remiss. And I must beg your forgiveness.” With a humble demeanor, Lord Percy stood before the man whom…
Chapter 25: Endangered – Day 428During the intermission, Millie suddenly gasped. And Lord John glanced down at her. “What is it?”“Oh!” Her eyes grew wide as she glanced up at…
Chapter 18: Confessions – Day 426Millie stood transfixed while John’s mouth captured hers in a kiss of such terrible sweetness that she began to weep in earnest. Her fingers clinging…
Chapter 13: The Plot Thickens – Days 418 – 419 “Rupert, it’s been nearly a month. Surely, Magnus is dead. And Concordia should be declared queen,” mumbled Lord Abernathy as…
Chapter 7: Forevermore – Day 413 Much later that morning, in a castle not too far from that dingy tavern, Emmie and Hope accompanied Millie to the library. Just to…
Prologue – Day 412 – November 16, Year 2“Concordia is gone.”Hugh’s words echoed around the tiny cabin as Magnus opened his eyes for the first time since the sun had…