“Words of love and tender admiration,” Jenny said dreamily. “A lady wants to hear that her knight loves her above all else and that to him, she is beautiful. She wants him to tell her that her eyes remind him of the sea or the sky, and her lips remind him of rose petals . . .” Royce studied her in appalled surprise. “You actually dream of a man saying such things to you?” She paled as if he’d struck her, but then she seemed to dismiss the entire matter. “Even plain girls have dreams, milord,” she pointed out with a smile. “Jennifer,” he said sharply, filled with remorse and amazement, “you are
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