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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
A smile suddenly softened her rigid stance. "I've put Christina's satchel inside your carriage, Lyon. You've lasted a good hour longer than I imagined you would." Aunt Harriett wrapped Christina in a suffocatingly affectionate hug, then released her. "Be gentle this night," she instructed Lyon. "I shall." It was Christina who gave the promise. Both Lyon and his aunt looked at her. "She means me, Christina," Lyon said dryly.
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
Everyone was staring at them, and for that reason she forced herself to smile and to act as though it was nothing at all to be dragged across the room by a man she'd only just met. When she heard one woman whisper in a loud voice that she and the Marquess made a striking couple, she lost her smile. Yes, she did feel like hitting Lyon, but it was certainly uncomplimentary of the woman to make such a remark.
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
Appearances and manners often cloak a black soul.
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
A smile suddenly softened her rigid stance. "I've put Christina's satchel inside your carriage, Lyon. You've lasted a good hour longer than I imagined you would." Aunt Harriett wrapped Christina in a suffocatingly affectionate hug, then released her. "Be gentle this night," she instructed Lyon. "I shall." It was Christina who gave the promise. Both Lyon and his aunt looked at her. "She means me, Christina," Lyon said dryly. "You have only to remember that
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
It's the wife's duty, isn't it, to be submissive to her husband?" Christina asked."It is," Lyon answered. His hands moved to the fastenings on her dress. "Oh, yes, it definitely is.""Then I shall be submissive, Lyon," Christina announced. "When it suits me.
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
– Diana: "Christina said the strangest thing." – Lyon: "Of course she did."
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
Your eyes have turned as black as a Crow's," she blurted out. He didn't even blink over her bizarre comment. "Not this time, Christina," he said in a furious whisper. "Compliments won't get me off balance again, my little temptress. I swear to God, if you ever again dismiss me so casually, I'm going to––" "Oh, it wasn't a compliment," Christina interrupted, letting him see her irritation. "How presumptuous of you to think it was. The Crow is our enemy.
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
The chaos surrounding her was confusing. Everyone was suddenly talking at the same time. Perhaps she should try to swoon after all, Christine considered. No, the settee was already taken, and the floor didn't look all that appealing. She settled on wringing her hands. It was the best she could do to look upset.
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Julie Garwood _ The Lion's Lady
Lyon knew she wasn't aware she was being watched, either. She wouldn't have eaten the leaf otherwise, or reached for another. "Sir, which one is Princess Christina?" Andrew asked Lyon, just as Rhone started in choking on his laughter. Rhone has obviously been watching Christina, too. "Sir?""The blond-headed one," Lyon muttered, shaking his head. He watched in growing disbelief as Christina daintily popped another leaf into her mouth. "Which blond-headed one?" Andrew persisted."The one eating the shrubs.
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