Suzanna Medeiros by Lady Hathaway's Indecent Proposal

Author:Lady Hathaway's Indecent Proposal [Proposal, Lady Hathaway's Indecent]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Miranda had been expecting James Hathaway for days now, ever since her meeting with the solicitor earlier in the week. She’d been the one to initiate that meeting, but the fact that her husband’s nephew was now at the town house caused a wave of sadness, almost suffocating in its intensity, to sweep through her. She’d known this day would come but was still unprepared for the final sign that this phase of her life was over. She wouldn’t miss the town house and its ever-present reminder of her marriage, however. What she’d miss most was Andrew.

While she would love nothing more than to remain in town and see if they could have more together, she wasn’t foolish enough to believe he wanted the same thing. Andrew hadn’t said or done anything in the almost three weeks they’d been together to lead her to believe he would have any difficulty moving on after their affair was over. And she had no doubt there were many other women who would willingly step into her place once she was gone.

She gave her head a small shake, as if doing so could somehow dispel her melancholy thoughts. Nothing would come from delaying the inevitable, so she took a deep breath, collected the cloak of reserve around her that she’d managed to perfect over the years, and made her way to the drawing room.

In the twelve years of her marriage, she had never met her husband’s heir. Taking in his appearance as she entered the room and he rose, she could see immediately why Robert had been so distraught at the knowledge that this man would be the next viscount. The long row of portraits of the numerous viscounts that was prominently displayed at the Hathaway estate depicted men who were similar in appearance to her husband—fair-haired and fine-boned. James Hathaway, however, did not fit into that mold.

What struck her first was his size. The man standing before her now could never be confused with the other men who had held the Hathaway title. He stood well over six feet in height and his build… Andrew was muscular, but this man was even broader. In fact, he had the appearance more of a brawler than a peer of the realm. The slight curve in his nose, indicating it had been broken at least once, underscored that perception. And his hair, slightly longer than was fashionable, was black as night.

Miranda couldn’t miss the wariness in his expression as he rose. Given that he had never been made to feel welcome by his uncle, she could well understand his reticence.

After a rather awkward greeting, she offered to ring for tea, but he refused. She took a seat on the settee and watched while her nephew lowered himself onto the chair opposite her. As they often did when she was in the drawing room, her thoughts went immediately to Andrew and the first kiss they had shared on that very settee, and she had to force herself to concentrate on the present.

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