A Prude Maiden for the Earl (Regency Romance) (Regency Tales Book 8) by Darcy Regina

Author:Darcy, Regina [Darcy, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Clean and Wholesome Romance
Published: 2016-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

TEN

Lord Billingham almost ordered his men to ready his best horse after Adrianna left. He almost rode at a gallop across the fields, to find her, to explain the truth to her.

Almost.

But feelings of dread and doubt overcame him, paralyzing him in his seat in the parlour. How could Adrianna think such terrible things about him? Had he given her the impression that he was such a despicable man? Could he ever dispel the shadow that hung over his name?

The hours ticked by. Lord Billingham felt that he would go mad if he spent any more time sitting around feeling sorry for himself. He sprung to his feet, threw on his dark blue cape and riding boots, and marched into the misty, grey day. The earth was soggy beneath his feet.

Billingham Hall sat on a sloping hill. Looking out from in front of his large estate home, Alexander could gaze down on the surrounding farmland, swathed with mist.

Adrianna had kept his estate alive, all this time. Had it not been for her infernal meddling and the large inheritance left by the Baron, he would have come home to a completely deserted estate. Men and women who had lived on the Billingham estate for decades would have fallen into ruin. Many would have flocked to London, where they would have likely died destitute.

This vexing, lovely Miss Carson was like a force of nature, whether she was protecting her young sister or assisting the impoverished farmers on his lands. He could tell she was a passionate woman, despite her prudish inclinations. He thought that her trepidation over Colette and Danvers’s love might simply stem from her own loneliness.

It was a loneliness that he understood all too well.

Lord Billingham sighed. There was no way around it. He loved Adrianna. He realised that. He could not fight that feeling any longer.

All her interference into his affairs could mean one of two things. She loathed him, or she loved him too.

He prayed that the latter was true, but he could not help but feel that he did not deserve her.

Lord Billingham stood very still, cape fluttering against the wind. He had to tell her how he felt. She might reject him, but he had to take that chance.

Inexplicably, he found himself walking closer and closer to the Carson grounds. He could scarcely help himself. He simply had to see Adrianna.

Suddenly, something moved before him in the mists. He moved forward. Could it be Adrianna? He saw a dark figure, running.

Without a single care about how foolish he looked, chasing shadows out in the fields, Lord Billingham began to chase after the blur.

“Miss Carson?” he called. “Adrianna!”

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