A Fragile Chain of Daisies: Flowers of the Aristocracy (Untamed Regency Book 4) by Jackie Williams

Author:Jackie Williams [Williams, Jackie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-12T18:00:00+00:00

After their initial conversation in their wedding carriage, the journey into town had been a quiet one. Daisy had said little, seemingly wrapped in her own thoughts, and merely remarked on the weather or the passing countryside.

Andrews had taken them several more miles before he stopped at an inn where Pierce had, for proprieties sake, and to keep their sudden marriage a secret, booked two rooms. After the stablemaster had watered the horses, Andrews had said a short goodbye and had returned the way they had come.

Taking her arm as they walked inside, Pierce introduced his ‘sister’ Daisy to the innkeeper’s wife, and the woman had been only too delighted to show her up to her room.

Pierce had wanted to go with them, had wanted to check that Daisy, pale faced and wan, was all right, but respectability forbade that he do any such thing and he had sat grinding his teeth while the barkeeper regaled him with stories of highwaymen and cutpurses along the route.

Pierce had let the man talk on while his own thoughts wandered. He’d not had time to dwell on Daisy’s health, but after the previous day’s revelations knew she was keeping up a facade. Whether she had loved her husband or not, Pierce had no doubt that she would have cherished any child. Once again his thoughts clouded. Why had it taken her so long to conceive? And then to lose it so rapidly? Was there something wrong with her? He had heard of some women miscarrying time and time again. Had it happened to Daisy before? Was this why she seemed a little blasé about the loss of this particular infant?

He didn’t know, but if Daisy had been his, the mere thought of her suffering such a thing would have near killed him. And though she had made light of her quick recovery, her paleness of skin, her fatigue, and swings of temperament, made him more than a little worried.

She hadn’t come down again that evening, sending a message via a serving girl that she needed to sleep her headache off. Could she still be suffering from the affects of the brandy? Or was there something more amiss? Whichever was the case, Pierce knew that she hadn’t eaten during the day and wasn’t about to let her go to bed on an empty stomach. He had asked for a tray of fresh baked bread, a good wedge of cheese, and thick slices of roasted ham to be sent up to her while he ate his dinner alone downstairs.

Bertie Cravenwood’s own carriage and driver appeared the next morning to escort them back to London. Looking somewhat revived, Daisy lamented on the fact that she hadn’t been able to bring Bernadette to London with her, but Pierce had thought that announcing their arrival in the capital by riding her magnificent horse through the streets was probably not a good idea, especially as she would be staying in his apartments. It would merely add fuel for any wagging tongues.

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