"Good evening, my Lord," when she saw him, she immediately knelt on one leg. She couldn't get used to do this, since she knew king so well. She grew up with him and as kids, they never do such a formal thing like kneeling.
"Stand up darling," she quickly stood up and look directly in king's eyes. He looked across the hall, and she noticed that the staff slowly left the room. Her brow raised to the middle of her forehead. So he wanted them to would be alone?
He nodded, took her hand, walked her to armchairs. She sat down on one and waited for king to do the same. She knew that he had to tell her something really important, she saw that in his eyes.
"So, what is so important that I had to came this long way to here?" in her voice, there was full of other questions too, but she only asked the most important one.
"Eva... I... I have a really important job for you... And only you are as smart, strong and beautiful as anyone I know to do it" at this sentence her eyebrows lifted to the top of her forehead, and she only wanted to hear more and more about this job.
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Best rank: #361 in Historical Fiction
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.