Deal For A Debutante – Kate Condie

When they did, the sunlight was muted by the canvas surrounding her, but still it sent pain to the back of her eyes. She closed them again, enduring the pulse of a headache. She turned her face into the pillow, only it wasn’t a pillow at all. She lifted a hand to feel the ma- terial under her head. The movement made her muscles ache like the day after her uncle had taught her how to rope a cow. Her arms and shoulders throbbed at the smallest of movements.

When she couldn’t identify what type of pillow she was lying upon, she risked opening one eye. The material was dark, with flecks of lighter wool woven through. Was that a saddle blanket? The moment the idea occurred, her fingertips confirmed it. Why am I sleeping on something that belongs to an animal? Her mind whirled with new wonders, but it seemed to take an eternity to form a question.

Why am I abed when the sun is high? Then, slowly, like she was slogging through mud, she thought, Where is Petra? Brightness flashed from the other side of her closed eyelids, caus- ing her to duck her face into the scratchy horse blanket. “You’re awake.” Warm hands took her face, angling it, then draping a palm across her brow. Zeus. She frowned, thinking that name wasn’t quite right. Zeus casts lightning. These hands were warm, like the sun.

Helios. “Demi, we need to get you bathed.” She recognized that voice, had listened to it daily since she’d embarked upon the trail. While it was possible she might imagine Alex’s affection in her dreams, his words were more scandalous than her most generous fantasies. That certainty yanked her from her groggy state as surely as her uncle had ripped the legs out from under a roped calf.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. OceanofPDF.com To my sisters who taught me how complex and powerful love can be.

From Barbie draft picks, to borrowed clothes, and to discovering secrets while that jewelry box ballerina twirled to her song. I love you. OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epilogue Author’s Note About the Author Also by Kate Condie Acknowledgments OceanofPDF.com D PROLOGUE emi didn’t want to be in love with her sister’s fiancé, but it was becoming increasingly clear she was falling for the man.

This had never happened before. Not the part about her sister having a fiancé. That had happened far too many times. The part where Demi was falling in love, though… Demi’s stomach swirled with the realization. How could she have let this happen? What had changed? All Demi’s life, she’d lived through Petra.

She’d bristled at a woman’s rebuff, sighed at a man’s romantic words, and even felt her stomach lift at the details of a shared kiss. But never, not even in the slightest, had she wanted that man for herself. Until now. Demi shot to her feet, drawing the attention of all the eyes in the sitting room. She worked her mouth, unsure what to say, unsure if she trusted herself to speak at all.

What if she blurted out the very thing nobody could ever know? Mother stood, rescuing Demi from indecision. “Come along, Demi.” She gestured for Demi to follow. “It’s almost time for Jonathan to leave. It won’t do for him to stay late while your father is gone.” Mother faced Petra and Jonathan, pinning them with a no- nonsense look.

“Just five minutes, you two.” Mother moved, her sweeping skirts ushering Demi out of the room like the wings of a mother hen. As much as Demi had wanted to flee the room, the thought of leaving the two young lovers alone turned the fluttering in her stomach into a ball of lead. At Demi’s hesitation, Mother pursed her mouth and jerked her head toward the doors.

With weighted steps, Demi left the room, her back burning until Mother closed the doors with a barely audible click. Demi could have done for something a bit more jarring. Perhaps a slammed door could shake her from this nightmare. “Off to bed. You have no reason to linger, and your eyes are a bit…” Mother waved her fingertips beneath her own eyes.

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