1888--Alexandra by Victoria Alexander

Author:Victoria Alexander [Alexander, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64197-139-3
Publisher: NYLA

Chapter 11

A loud crash shattered the stillness of the dark and shook the room. “Wake up, Robert.”

Robert bolted upright in his bed, his mind groggy with sleep abruptly interrupted. “Who? What?”

“It’s time to get up.”

Was that Alex’s voice? But her head was between his legs and her mouth occupied … Damn it to hell. He’d been dreaming again. The real Alex was not engaged in activities designed to make even the hardiest of men weak with bliss but stood in the doorway at the far end of the room, silhouetted by the light in the hall. Too bad, really.

He groaned. “What do you want?”

“I want you to get up and get dressed. We need to be on our way.”

“What was that noise?”

“The door slammed against the wall when I opened it. Quite by accident, I assure you,” she added.

He doubted it.

“It fairly flew out of my hand, much harder than I expected.”

“It sounded like the end of the damned world,” he muttered.

“The hinges may need tightening. I shall put it on my list of repairs. Regardless, it did wake you up.”

“It’s the middle of the night.”

“On the contrary, it’s nearly dawn, and we need to be on our way.”

He stared, trying to make sense of her words. “On our way where?”

“To London. If we leave Nimway in the next half hour, we can make the early train to London.”

“London?” Robert shook his head to clear it and make some sense of her words. It didn’t work. “Why are we going to London?”

“To be married, of course. It will be much quicker in London. We can have a civil ceremony or acquire a special license.”

At once, he was fully awake. “You’re accepting my proposition?”

“Your proposal.”

“And you want to be married immediately?”

“You said yourself time was of the essence.”

“I did, didn’t I.” He grinned, doubting she could see it from the doorway. At least he hoped she couldn’t. She’d probably find it annoying as it was no doubt smug and self-congratulatory. Alex was going to marry him! Why wouldn’t he be smug?

He’d wanted other women before but not like this. Not with this aching, gnawing need. He could blame those dreams that visited him nearly every night, but only in part. In spite of her obvious reluctance to spend more time with him than necessary, he’d grown to like and admire her, and respect her as well. Alex was strong and fearless, independent and spirited, intelligent and kind. She was a woman any man would be proud to call his wife. Who wouldn’t want her? Her past fiancés were obviously shortsighted fools. And he wanted her for the rest of their lives. He’d been gone from Nimway no more than a day when he realized the truth. Like an idiot, he’d gone and fallen for the one woman who was apparently immune to his charms.

“We’ve agreed to the terms, so I think we should get on with it. If we leave today, we can be back in less than five days and then immediately begin repairs.

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