The Debutante’s Brooding Protector (The Duchess’s Darling Debutantes #1)

The Debutante’s Brooding Protector (The Duchess’s Darling Debutantes #1)

Author: Maggie Dallen Listening Length: 6h 49m
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He’s the grumpiest guardian angel a girl could ask for. Estella Hale’s late brother’s best friend absolutely loathes her. The scarred, brooding marquess glowers at her across every ballroom. He chases off every suitor who approaches. Honestly, he frightens her half to death. Which is why it’s so shocking when Estel...

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Estella didn't come.

Sebastian stood beside the fountain in the east garden for twenty-three minutes. He knew the precise count because he'd been marking time against the muffled chime of the clock in the ballroom.

Twenty-three minutes he’d waited in the cold. Without his coat, because he'd come straight to the garden after the supper dance without stopping for it. He was, apparently, a man who had lost all capacity for rational thought.

He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes straining to see into the dark shadows. Where was she?