Lord Weirlane (The Four Lords' Saga Book 2) by Gianna Thomas

Author:Gianna Thomas [Thomas, Gianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter X

The day of the wedding bode well as it was sunny, with not a cloud in the sky, and the air was pleasantly cool. Janie, her mother, and the duchess of Castlemeade came together after Janie’s maid had dressed her in a beautiful pale pink gown with a short train. The sleeves, the bodice, and the train were covered in delicate Irish lace that had been dyed to match her gown, and pink slippers peeked out from under her skirt. Diamond jewelry loaned to her from her future mother-in-law winked at her ears, wrist, and throat, and the diamond pins in the mound of her beautiful, black curls completed the picture that had Lord Windmere stop breathing when he saw her at the church walking down the aisle towards him with a smile.

His heart swelled with pride as he delighted in the love he had for Janie. And when she reached his side, he tucked her hand around his elbow and laid his other hand on top of hers. He couldn’t resist snugging her up close to his side as the priest glared at him over his glasses and cleared his throat loudly. Matt ignored him.

The ceremony began, and if the words from the Book of Common Prayer weren’t lengthy enough, the priest had added his own comments also that included the husband cleaving only to his wife. If Lord Windmere had been listening closely, he might have taken umbrage at the priest’s words as the Duke of Castlemeade did. His Grace—well aware that the priest had been a little disgruntled at Matt’s reputation prior to the ceremony—was more than a little indignant at the man. As it happened, the duke had a few private words with him—after the ceremony and the bride and groom had signed the register—and the priest refrained from attending the wedding breakfast. He wasn’t missed by any of the guests.

As Lord and lady Windmere exited the church, a large crowd of well-wishers greeted them with cheers and applause. There were even some of White’s members as well, offering congratulations and a few leers from several of the ones with very debauched reputations. The couple waved then hurriedly entered the coach that would take them to the duke’s residence for the wedding breakfast.

“Lady Windmere, I have the loveliest bride in the land, and I don’t know how I’ll keep my hands off you before the festivities end.”

Janie tried to maintain a serious expression but failed as the corners of her mouth lifted just a little. “Lord Windmere, it is only for a little while.”

“I don’t want to wait.”

Matt’s breath hitched as she looked up at him through her long eyelashes and softly said, “But am I not worth waiting for?”

With those words, Matt nearly took her in his arms to kiss her senseless, heedless of all the onlookers on the sides of the road. But, he didn’t. He took her hand, closed his eyes, and kissed the back of her hand, then the inside of her wrist, after removing her glove.

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