Her Northern Warlord: Norman Lords: Book Three by Hannah West

Author:Hannah West [West, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

King William finished sorting through the papers left by his steward, when a thought about the young noble woman now at Norfolk crossed his mind. He was quite stunned that she had been found alive at an abbey after he had heard tale of the previous Duke of Norfolk and his lady wife.

There was a knock at his door that pulled him away from his musings.

“Come in,” William called to the person on the other side of the door.

His wife, Matilda, came in with a broad smiling upon her beautiful face.

“Lady Wife,” he greeted her then bent to give her a kiss.

She playfully batted his hands away. “Have you given any thoughts to the matter I put to you?” she asked as she sat down in a plush chair.

William tried to recall what she had said to him but could not. “I am sorry, my dear, but for the life of me I cannot remember.”

She sighed. “The matter I put before you was the marriages of your god-daughters. They all are of an age to marry, passed that in fact, and their fathers’ bid them marry before the end of the year.”

“Three of them marry?” he mused to himself before it came to him. The best Idea he had yet. “That is it!” he shouted. He gave his wife another kiss. “You are brilliant, my love.”

Laughing at his enthused response she asked, “How so, dear?”

“In a few months’ time Cesare, the new Duke of Norfolk, is to be wed. An event is to be held for him to choose a wife. We could have a tournament instead which could allow all of my god-daughters to marry. One may just end up wed to him. We shall hold four events and the champion of each one will be given the hand of one of the girls to wed.” He grinned as it unfolded in his mind.

His wife frowned, “What of Lord Cesare finding a bride?”

“He will simply have to win one of the girls in one of the events. He could do very well, I dare say.”

“Well if this is what you want to do you must make haste for there is not much time. More invitations must be sent to the noble families so they may come. There is much to do as well.” She was up and swiftly making her way to the door when William snatched her around the waist and pulled her to him.

“What are you doing, you silly man,” she laughed as he pulled her close. “We have time.”

“We have all the time in the world for our plans tomorrow. Silly man, you say? As for now I will show you how serious I am,” William growled next to her ear. He felt his wife’s excited shiver of delight.

He claimed her mouth and put off the plans for the morrow.

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