A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

by Batak Beatrix

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It was with supreme effort that Georgiana kept her mouth from falling open in utter shock. The nerve of this man “Tomlin” was obviously unfathomable! How dare he run about, telling unsuspecting respectable women he loved them before running away to hide, only to introduce her as his date to other women?

Absolutely unthinkable! She turned to tell him what a cad he was when she caught sight of his face. There was a pleading vulnerability in his eyes that made Georgiana hold her tongue despite her better judgment. Quirking an eyebrow at him, she turned to face the harpy that was eying her like something that had been mucked from the stable. She might actually take pleasure from this silly ruse.

“I do not believe we’ve met,” August simpered with false politeness. “Tomlin, where do you find these women?”

Georgiana laughed, marveling at the cattiness of women. “I see you are clever and will not lie to you,” she whispered conspiratorially . “I could not resist Tomlin’s begging. What could a poor Countess do?”

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  1. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Haha! I love this series…

  2. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    so many great phrases you used its hard to say which was best. conspiratorially,simpered with false pretenses, pleading vulnerability, unsuspecting respectable women…you packed a lot of great sentences here in so small a space, one of youe best so far.

  3. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nicely written.

  4. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent, excellent. Tomlin will be so relieved she played along.

  5. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    Batak Beatrix's Buddy Icon Batak Beatrix

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Playing along for now anyways…

  6. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    T.F. Torrey's Buddy Icon T.F. Torrey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I stepped into the middle of this series, but I love the phrase “quirking an eyebrow …”

  7. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    blueyedwonder's Buddy Icon blueyedwonder

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    i love the descriptions here!! i definitely agree with kermitgorf. lovely job.

  8. A Clever Ruse Under the Guise of Darkness

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love how the Countess quietly told August off. Right on, girl!

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