If Love Were Enough by Quill Suzanne

Author:Quill, Suzanne [Quill, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781619351523
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Published: 2012-12-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Priscilla threw herself on the back of her horse. No sooner was she seated than she rode off as if the fires of hell were after her.

And were they not?

She’d had a fitful night’s sleep filled with dreams of passion and Brandon, but upon awakening, the questions and the doubts returned. Could she go through with this charade now that her feelings for Brandon were growing so strong? Could she lie to him when she was learning so much, caring so much, about him? He was not the irresponsible rake she had expected, had counted on.

She dared not stay in her room. She had no doubt Brandon would find her as soon as he could, either there or at breakfast.

What would she say to him then?

How could she excuse her behavior? What honest reason could she give him for shutting him out last night, especially after their lovemaking in the afternoon before Anne, once again, intruded into their serenity? How could she explain to him how she was trying to honor her marital vows and responsibilities when she planned to take his seed for her own purposes?

What were those vows worth since Robert was dead?

Was she avoiding the intimacy he offered? Or was she afraid of the other feelings that were intensifying?

Her heart ached.

If she gave herself over to him, could she stand it when he left to return to his father and his betrothed, or she was forced to go back to Northumberland and face what awaited her there with or without the child?

Was it better to have loved and lost than never to have risked mind, body, and even soul?

Wind rushed through her hair as her white mare, Shaharazade, raced over hills she had ridden almost daily as a child and young adult. Rather than guide her horse, she let the mare run free, jealous she could not grasp such freedom, such exhilaration for her own.

All too soon, the horse tired herself out and headed back toward the stables for a good brushing and food.

Priscilla was no farther along in her ruminations. She slid from the saddle, handing the reins to the groom. Without a look back, she headed for the rear entry to the manse.

How long she could avoid her fate she had no idea.

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