Whispers in the Dark
Gayle Eden
Copyright 2005 – 2011 Gayle Eden
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First published 2005 - Second Edition 2007 - 3rd Edition 2011All characters in this publication are purely fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Published by Air Castle Books at Smashwords
Smashwords Edition
Chapter One
The Earl of Wythe stood in the center of his chamber, his valet having departed only moments earlier after assisting him into his formal clothing. With only one lamp burning from the adjoining sitting room, moonlight spilled through the window, striking his swarthy face and midnight eyes, glinting on the wavy black hair that settled at his shoulders.