This is true valor, I hope you know. Legends have sprung from less. All Lancelot did was paddle about in a balmy lake.โ She smiled. โLancelot was a knight. Youโre a viscount. The bar is higher.
Tessa DareShe [Susanna] realized she was still hugging the wall. Pride propelled her two steps forward. As she advanced, something bleated at her, as though chastising her for trespassing. She stopped midstep and peered at it. "Did you know there's a lamb in here?" "Never mind it. That's dinner." She gave it a smile and a friendly pat. "Hullo, Dinner. Aren't you a sweet thing." "It's not his name, it's his...function.
Tessa DareIโm so sorry to disappoint you,โ she said, breathing hard. โBut it would take far more than that to scare me.โ A quick flex of his arms, and their bodies collided. And he whispered, just as his mouth fell on hers, โGod, I was hoping youโd say that.
Tessa DareMen never hesitated to declare their presence. They were permitted to live aloud, in reverberating thuds and clunks, while ladies were always schooled to abide in hushed whispers.
Tessa DareDonโt you do that.โ She turned away from the mirror, toward him. โDonโt you dare make a joke. It took a great deal of courage to say what I did. And you donโt have to speak a word in return, but I will insist you be man enough to take it. I wonโt have you making light of my feelings, or making light of yourselfโas if youโre not worthy of them. Because you are worthy, Colin. Youโre a generous, good-hearted person, and you deserve to be loved. Deeply, truly, well, and often
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