A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason

Author:Susan Anne Mason
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical Fiction;Love stories;Christian fiction;FIC042030;FIC042040;FIC027170
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2017-12-21T05:00:00+00:00

Nolan cringed at Hannah’s wounded expression. He placed one hand over her fingers that lay fisted in the material of her skirt and caressed the satin of her skin with his thumb.

“I’ve neglected you these past few weeks. For that I am truly sorry. But you knew the conditions my father placed on me—the conditions I agreed to for your and Molly’s sake. I had to keep my word and stay away from you for the rest of the allotted time.”

She raised her head, sudden anger snapping in her eyes. “Time enough for your father to convince you to annul our marriage, you mean.”

His chest tightened, restricting his air. “Whatever gave you that impression?”

“I heard your father talking to some man outside the ballroom. He said you’d signed the annulment papers—that you’d finally come around to his way of thinking and that once the papers were filed, the marriage would be over.”

“I did no such—” Nolan rose in one quick jerk and slammed a fist into his palm. “I don’t believe it. He tricked me.” This was his father’s doing. He was certain.

He paced the patterned carpet, one hand scrubbing his jaw. Then he turned abruptly and came to sit beside her. “I swear, Hannah, the only thing I signed were papers to change my name in order to become Edward’s heir. It was a large document and I didn’t read every page.” He paused. “It’s entirely possible he included a hidden clause.”

Hannah’s lip trembled, and he knew what she was thinking—that they were no longer married.

He gripped her upper arm. “I am your husband, Hannah. No piece of paper will change that. We swore vows before God—that is what matters.”

Before she could respond, he pulled her mouth to his. Even though she remained rigid against him, he wrapped his arms around her, relieved that she was finally back where she belonged. He relished the familiar scent of her, the taste of her warm lips.

Suddenly, she melted in his arms, her mouth responding to his, and he deepened the kiss. Nothing mattered except the sensation of touch. Her hair brushing his cheek. The velvet of her neck. Her soft lips.

A groan rumbled up through his throat. “Come back with me, Hannah. I need you.”

A tear trickled down her cheek, yet her eyes bore the familiar gleam of love he’d so missed. He wiped the wetness away with the pad of his thumb, amazed to find his own eyes damp.

She opened her mouth to answer him, when a knock broke the silence.

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