Kissing the Captain by Kianna Alexander

Author:Kianna Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: interracial romance, historical romance, sweet romance, kianna alexander, roses of ridgeway
Publisher: Kianna Alexander

Chapter 11

Lilly reclined on her bed, trying to read the latest issue of the Ridgeway Tribune. The town's paper was only two pages, but so few settlements even had a paper at all. As daylight waned, the reading became difficult, so she folded paper and tucked it into her night table drawer. She glanced at her wedding dress, slung over the back of the chair at her sewing table, and groaned. Some wedding night this was turning out to be. Even though she hadn't really expected or wanted to get married, she certainly couldn't have predicted spending the first night of a marriage stewing in her room, while her husband was exiled to the barn. What had she gotten herself into?

He'd proven himself a hard worker by helping her sow the crops, attending to the tedious task with diligence, and without complaint. He'd listened to her memories of her parents, encouraged her, and not called her weak for shedding tears. She'd found a special brand of comfort from her grief in the protective circle of his arms. In all their dealings, he'd been respectful, and had even come to her defense against the foul tempered Martindale. Beyond all those virtues, he possessed such heart-stopping handsomeness, just being near him rendered her somewhat witless.

But she could not simply dismiss the presence of harlots on her land. Even if the crew had been responsible for bringing them, Ricardo should have dismissed them right away. Allowing them to remain at the frolic, and today at the ceremony, spoke of such disregard for her sensibilities, she didn't know how to get past it.

A blast of air blew in through the open window. Pulling her silk wrapper closed over her nightgown to fend off the chill, she lit the gas lamp she kept on her night table, then shuttered the window. Securing the latch, she turned to make her way back to the bed.

And found Ricardo standing in her door way, staring at her.

She tied the belt of her wrapper and crossed her arms over her chest. "What is it now, Ricardo?"

"It is time to turn in for the night, dear wife," he announced, his voice just above a whisper. Then he made the bold move of stepping over the threshold into the room.

Infuriated, she struggled to keep her voice low and respectful. Why, she didn't know. After the blatant disrespect he had shown her, she owed him nothing. "I'm aware of that, but I asked you to sleep in the barn."

"I decided against that. What kind of wedding night would this be if we were separated?" He stepped out of the shadows, entering the ring of light cast by the flickering lamp. "I know you feel betrayed by my behavior, and I apologize. And whether you choose to believe me or not, I did not utilize the services of those women."

She stared at him, standing there in his trousers and shirt. Did she detect sincerity, or was it his charm, matched against her inexperience,

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