Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway

Author:Grace Callaway
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781939537393
Publisher: Grace Callaway Books

20

After an extended farewell with the children, Adam whisked his wife off two mornings later. He’d chosen the hunting lodge in Hertfordshire because it offered both proximity to and seclusion from London. He’d come to see that his amnesia was not the only barrier between him and Gabby. He didn’t fully understand the workings of his marriage, and he wanted this time alone with her so that they could get reacquainted without the distractions of everyday life.

Or, in truth, they might be getting acquainted for the first time.

Looking at his wife seated on the opposite side of the carriage, Adam felt a hot stirring that wasn’t just about lust. Beneath her brown velvet toque, her hair was an autumn blaze in the sunlight. Knowing the bounty that lay beneath her fussy, frilly russet carriage dress necessitated a discreet adjustment of his trousers to ease the tightness, but his attraction to her was more than physical.

She was nibbling on her bottom lip as she looked out the window, watching the sharp angles of the city fade to the flowing curves of the countryside. Thus far during the trip, she’d assiduously avoided his gaze. Yet he could sense her mood, that heady mix of uncertainty and anticipation, and it filled him with equal parts of tenderness and lust.

How a woman could be so unaware of her beauty and worth was beyond him. He had no clue why the old Adam Garrity had eschewed romantic notions. Yet when Gabby spoke of his old self, it was always with pride and adoration, to the point where he sometimes felt jealous…of himself.

Ridiculous, but there it was.

He was her husband now, and he wanted her to see him for who he was. To want him as a woman wants a man…and to fall in love with him. The way she’d grabbed hold of his heart since he’d awakened.

Three weeks into this marriage and he was already certain that he had the wife of his dreams. He didn’t have to know the past to know that he wanted her. And he hadn’t even kissed her yet. He might not remember who he’d been, but he did know himself now. The soul-deep hunger and possessiveness he felt for the woman across from him. He was driven and ambitious; his natural tendency was to take command. When he wanted something, he went after it.

He wanted his wife. More than anything.

“Penny for your thoughts?” he asked.

Gabby’s gaze flew to his. “Oh…I was, um, thinking of Fiona and Max. I hope that they won’t miss us too much.” Her smile was rueful. “And that they won’t run amok while we’re gone.”

“They gave me their word they would behave.”

“You mean you bribed them with the promise of presents.” She wrinkled her nose in that way of hers that he found adorable. “You do spoil them, Adam.”

“It’s my intention to spoil their mama as well.”

Tell-tale roses bloomed in her cheeks. She was thinking about what lay ahead in the next five days for them.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.