Black Widow: A Spellbound Regency Novel by Lucy Leroux

Author:Lucy Leroux [Leroux, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942336198
Publisher: Candy Cap Publishing
Published: 2017-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

His life, his future, was literally in his arms. Gideon swept a hand over Amelia’s waist and hips with the lightest touch so he wouldn’t wake her.

A confused riot of emotions stirred in his breast. Guilt was predominant among them. His current prospects for a marriage based on love and respect had come at a high price—the life of his cousin.

Deep down, a part of him knew that this had been inevitable. He had lied to himself and to Clarke when he said he hadn’t seen Amelia since she was a child. She had been sixteen, almost seventeen, and already a stunning beauty.

Almost eight years her senior, he had been stirred even then. Instinctively, Gideon had known she could be dangerous to his heart. From them on, he had avoided her and Martin, telling himself he would visit the following year or the year after.

He hadn’t wanted to be anywhere near Amelia, to be forced to confront his feelings for her, especially after she and Martin had married. Consequently, he had been unaware she was in danger from his predatory uncle.

Then there was Martin…what if there had been a way to prevent his accident? And if his cousin had lived, would the truth of their marriage have been enough for Gideon to set aside his honor so he could selfishly claim Amelia for his own?

I would have still wanted her, even if I had met her as his wife. He was honest enough to admit the truth.

Unlike other men of the ton, Gideon did not dally with married women, restricting his brief liaisons to widows and once a member of the demimonde. Though those women had not asked for fidelity, he had given it to them as long as the liaison had lasted. The only time he had flirted with someone’s wife had been in France, under the auspices of the war office. But he had never been the reason a woman broke her wedding vows.

Violating the sanctity of marriage—even one as complicated as his cousin’s—would have been a stain on his honor. He had never questioned whether he was capable of such a sin until now.

He had to stop thinking like this. The sad fact was, Martin was gone. They had mourned him for over a year, but not even the harshest grand dame would expect a widow as young as Amelia to devote her life to his memory and wear black for the rest of her days.

No, the ton was anticipating a second marriage for her. The fact she would be marrying him and not Lord Worthing would set tongue’s wagging, but Gideon didn’t give a damn about the gossip. As long as Amelia was his, society could hang.

The moon was too bright. At this rate, he would spend all night staring at Amelia if he didn’t close the curtains. Gideon turned, soundlessly extracting himself from her sleeping form. He was at the window when he saw it—a pair of glowing eyes not ten feet away in the shadow of some trees.

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