The ship moved onward.
Lady Elspeth glided out of her bed.
The sound of voices disturbed her thoughts.
"She mustn't know; she must be in her chambers", the Lord stared at a young woman. She was a Lady who spoke in a Welsh accent.
"She doesn't know about us...".
"Us? There was a plan to wed five years' ago. Yet, you broke it off".
"That wasn't my fault; that was Mother's fault".
"Nay; nay, your fault".
"Quiet, let's go to my chambers".
And she watched the Lord and the mysterious Lady head to his chambers...And close the door...just as Lady Elspeth begun to cry.
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To Capture a Lord's Heart
RomanceRobert Helliger. 12 November, 2013. In 1819 England, Lord Frederick Lowell's servant is killed under mysterious circumstances... ...as he struggles to get on with his life...he meets Lady Elspeth Darrow, a young Irish woman who attempts to make Lond...
