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    “Hey,” she said, finally face-to-face with him, and his scent flooded her senses immediately. The normal scents of whiskey and his sweat and cologne were there, but she also smelled something more. There was a bit of salt– almost like the ocean–the slightest hint of dark chocolate, and just a dash of strawberries. He smelled like heaven.

    Grinning at her, his gaze starting on her face then flicking down to her cleavage and back up again, he finally said, "Hey."

    “What’s your name?” she asked casually, taking the last sip of her warm white wine.

    “Colin,” he said immediately. “What’s yours?”

    “Penelope,” she answered without hesitation. He was so attractive and his scent was starting to overwhelm her.

    “Can I buy you another drink?”

    She nodded.

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    ‘Use it,’ Penelope said again, in a tone that was far more gentle – more coaxing – than commanding, but no less clean and crisp. She slid one knee onto the bed and then the other, careful to seem nonchalant but not break eye contact. ‘Use your Alpha voice on me.’

    Companion piece to I Blame the Moon.

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    Colin is blissfully wed to his darling Penelope, with their young son at his side and another babe on the way. But one morning, he wakes to find himself in 1813—on the day of his Penelope's very first Season. This time, he won’t waste a moment. He’ll win her heart from the start. Unless, of course, he’s not the only one who’s traveled back in time…

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    In a world where the marriage ritual leaves a permanent mark on you, the word that reflects your match’s first impression of you appears in your skin.

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    Penelope had known since she was eight years old who she would marry. She had heard stories about him, how brave and noble he was, and spent her whole life in love with the boy in the picture.

    Something that had never crossed Penelope’s mind, however, was the possibility that Colin Bridgerton would be disappointed upon meeting her.

    “Speak now, Penelope, with clarity and conviction. What is the word, bestowed upon you by the gentleman ordained as your match, that defines you in his eyes?”

    The celebrant’s voice suddenly felt like a distant hum, her vision blurred by the tears welling up in her eyes. On her wrist, visible to anyone close enough to read it, was written her word with golden letters.

     

     

    Shallow.

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    27 Jul 2025

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    “Read it again Pen,” Colin said softly.

    She looked back at him, eyes wide and blinking, biting her lower lip, drawing in his attention.

    Until today, not an impure thought had passed through his mind of Penelope. He suddenly felt like the wind was knocked out of him. His eyes snapped up to hers, her blue eyes wide and blinking rapidly. He wasn’t sure what to say. It felt like the air had changed around them. All he could think about was her in that moment. Touching her hair, caressing her cheeks, kissing her lips.

    He took a deep breath. He could not make sense of the impulses he was having, “please, read it again.”

    She swallowed, turned back to the page, and started reading it again. He listened to her sweet voice recite the words of Byron. Did she pick this poem on purpose? ‘How could she’ he reasoned, ‘she’s never seen this book, how would she know’. He was so lost in thought; he didn’t realize she had finished. He wasn’t ready for her to stop reading, what was the last part? She looked over at him again. Had she moved closer to him? Or was he leaning into her?

    “Again,” He said, wondering if she could hear him as it came out almost as a whisper.

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