Earl of Stone: A Wicked Earls' Novella (Fated for a Rogue Book 4) by Amanda Mariel

Author:Amanda Mariel [Mariel, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brook Ridge Press
Published: 2023-04-23T18:30:00+00:00

Seven

Emotions played havoc on Louisa as she marched down the dirt road, nothing save for the moon’s glow to guide her way. Anger, disillusionment, anxiety, and exhaustion begged her to curl into a ball and sob. Determination and pride simply would not allow her to give in. Then there was the longing—more of a craving, truly—to be back in Lord Stone’s embrace. To feel his warmth radiating into her and his powerful arms around her. She wondered what it would be like to kiss him—to really kiss him.

They had been courting long enough that they had shared some kisses. Chaste kisses. Nothing more than the quick brush of his lips against hers, or the light press of his lips to her cheek. Their intimacies thus far had not exceeded polite interactions as expected from an engaged couple of their status.

Louisa wanted passion. She wanted to burn with his touch, to be possessed by him, she wanted to be loved by him.

How she wished she’d not overheard the exchange between him and his mistress. She could have gone on believing that he loved her, and that passion would come with their wedding vows.

She hated him. He had made her fall in love with him. Had allowed her to believe that he loved her back.

That was a lie—all of it. She did not hate him and neither had he forced her to fall in love with him. Louisa sighed. She was hopelessly in love with the rogue. Worse, she was tempted to believe him. Tempted to marry him despite what she knew to be true.

She’d seen a different side of him throughout their ordeal. Come to understand him better than before.

Still, she knew the pain and misery to be had in a loveless marriage. She had seen it play out across the ton many times. Heartbroken wives with beastly husbands who flaunted their mistresses without a care, or packed their unwanted wives off to the country to live a lonely existence devoid of marital affection.

A howl in the distance pulled her from her thoughts, sending an ominous chill straight to her core. She turned toward Lord Stone as she fought the rising panic.

“It is likely a pet. One would be hard pressed to find a wolf so close to London,” he said.

“I do not think we are overly close to London.” She pressed her lips together and swallowed hard. “We were in that wagon for hours.”A dark cloud slid across the full moon as she spoke. She looked up to investigate as darkness closed in around her. “It looks like rain,” she said a heartbeat before the first drops of cold liquid assaulted her face.

“Perfect,” Lord Stone jested as he slipped out of his jacket. He wrapped the heavy masculine smelling coat around her shoulders. “Better?” He asked.

Louisa inhaled his scent as warmth seeped into her weary bones. She nodded her approval, then said, “Thank you.” As she resumed her steps, Louisa prayed they were traveling in the correct direction and would soon reach the inn.

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