Infinitely My Marquess by Dawn Brower

Author:Dawn Brower [Brower, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Monarchal Glenn Press

Ryan stared at the fire burning in the hearth. He hadn’t been able to sleep and couldn’t stop thinking about Lady Annalise. She’d been on his mind ever since he met her, but after last night… He shook his head and tried to dislodge the thoughts, but they were a permanent fixture. The lady had settled deep inside of his soul and planned on staying. Oh, he realized she had no control over him that way. At least she wasn’t doing it intentionally. That didn’t erase the fact that she’d burrowed her way into his psyche when he didn’t want her there.

He’d been surprised that she went out of her way to ensure they weren’t forced to marry. Ryan realized that many ladies were not scheming, and he’d often used his bad experiences to judge women he met. That was an impulse for him, and it took some time to shake free of it. Truthfully, he hadn’t believed Lady Annalise was a conniving woman. His issues were his own; however, he had trouble setting those aside where she was concerned.

Bloody hell…

What was he going to do? He stood and walked over to the bar, then poured two fingers of brandy into a glass. Ryan stared at it for several seconds before he raised it to his mouth and drained the contents. He set it down and stared at the empty glass. Drinking alcohol shouldn’t help clear his mind, but for some reason it had. In some strange way, everything suddenly made complete sense. He’d been draining his life of any possibility of love or joy by avoiding all that was good in the world. Estella had been his sole focus for many years. He’d used her as a way of avoiding what he really needed.

Lady Annalise hadn’t wanted to marry him. She believed it would be a disaster. She couldn’t be more wrong. They needed each other, and he’d prove it to her. Ryan had recognized the same despair in her eyes that he carried around in him. Maybe if they could find a way past that, they could find something more profound.

“Beasley,” he shouted.

The sound of a foot scraping across the floor was the only indication the butler had heard him. The door to his study opened slowly and an elderly gentleman entered. His gray hair had thinned, and the top of his head was nearly bald. He stood in the doorway as tall as he could, but his lanky frame was bent from the pain in his back he tried to hide. The man should have retired a long time ago, and Ryan had suggested it several times over the years. Sometimes pride got in the way of sense. The cottage didn’t need much upkeep, and day workers could be hired to do most of the chores.

When Ryan had told Annalise all the servants were gone, that hadn’t been a complete lie. Beasley hadn’t been a real servant to him in a long time. He kept him on because he refused to retire.

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