Duke of fire by Monroe Jennifer

Author:Monroe, Jennifer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Jane had watched Michael from her window as he moved down the path under the light of the moon. Her heart beat against her chest as she thought of the previous night and more particularly this morning. She had woken briefly and found herself cradled in his strong arms, feeling safe against his broad chest as he carried her to his room. In the back of her fatigued mind, she knew he should not be up and about carrying a governess through the vacant hallways after the night he had endured, but she was much too tired to protest.

She had not meant to fall asleep beside him, had even promised herself she would not do so, but he was so comforted when she held his hand that she could not get herself to release it. Whenever she did, his undecipherable mutterings would return, and she feared he would relapse into his fevered state once more.

A sigh escaped her lips as she thought about the things he had whispered, the words she had been able to understand. The guilt he felt over the death of his wife was so great, easily determined by his need to apologize for whatever wrong he had done. Jane, however, felt no remorse for forgiving the man on behalf of his wife, for she could not allow him to carry that burden any longer. It was a wonder the man had not been ill before last night, although perhaps he had been and she had not been told.

Then her mind turned to his confession of his fondness for Jane. Yet, did Michael truly care for her? A governess was barely a step above the housekeeper, so why should she believe that a Duke had any level of affection for her? Most people, her cousin included, would laugh at such a notion, but Jane found herself in a conundrum. She needed to know what he had meant by his words, even if it meant being ridiculed by the man and she leaving in the wake of his laughter.

Jane stiffened her back and smoothed out her skirts. Now was as good a time as any to make her inquiries. At what other time would she find herself alone with the man where no one else would be able to hear?

She made her way down the stairs and out onto the veranda. She could just make out Michael halfway down the path, and her heart leapt to her throat. What was she doing? What if he rejected her? Not only would she surely lose her position at Wellesley Manor, but the thought of leaving Samuel alone bothered her greatly. Not seeing Michael, however, would devastate her.

That was the word that fit the situation perfectly—devastate. To have your whole world and what you cared for taken away from you. It had happened when her mother died, and she feared it would be the same if Michael sent her away for her foolishness. Yet, she needed to know, so she gathered her courage and moved down the path.

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