The Regency Brides Box Set: Clean Historical Regency Romance by Charlotte Fitzwilliam & Eliza Heaton

Author:Charlotte Fitzwilliam & Eliza Heaton [Fitzwilliam, Charlotte & Heaton, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 44152168
Publisher: His Everlasting Love Media
Published: 2019-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

9

Leonard swiped ineffectually at the tall grasses in his path, wishing his head did not hurt as much as it did. Of course, it was entirely his own doing since he had chosen to drink a very large amount of brandy last evening. In fact, he had drunk a large amount of brandy in the seven nights he had, thus far, spent at Victor’s estate, all in an attempt to rid himself of any thoughts of Polly.

However, it had not entirely worked. She still remained there, both in his heart and in his thoughts—although the pain had begun to lessen in its intensity. He told himself just how foolish he had been, over and over. It was as though if he had just taken a little more time, he might have been able to see what was coming.

Not that this made any sense, of course. Nothing could have prepared him for Polly’s sudden desertion, no matter how much his guilt tried to make him believe that.

Lengthening his strides, he walked hurriedly along the path, not quite sure where he was going. This path had wound its way from the estate towards the sea, the salty air stinging his nostrils. He had always delighted in the views from Victor’s estate but had never found this small, winding path before. He did not care how long he walked, nor where it took him. He just wanted to walk until his mind grew clear.

A sudden stumble had him thrown forwards, his leg jerking painfully. Unable to hold back a cry, he shouted aloud, but the sound was carried away on the wind. Falling forwards, Leonard landed hard, his hands squelching into the mud. His shoulder jarred, making him wince all the more.

Closing his eyes, Leonard bit his lip hard, as he waited for the first wave of pain to reach its crescent. It broke, and finally, Leonard was able to draw in a ragged breath. Opening his eyes, he tried to push himself to his knees, only to realize that one of his legs was stuck.

“Blasted rabbits,” he cursed, seeing that he had caught his foot in a rabbit hole. His boot had gone through the soft ground and right down within it, putting his foot at a somewhat awkward angle. With a great effort, Leonard pushed himself back to standing on his one good foot, only for a flurry of pain to shoot from his trapped left leg, causing him to shout aloud again and fall back to sit down, hard, on the soft ground. His knees now bent, meaning that his trapped foot was, yet again, at another strange angle. Pain began to cloud his vision, making him groan. He could not work out how to free his leg when he simply could not stand. If he had something to lean on, then he might be able to wrench his foot out of the hole, but there was nothing around him but grass.

Groaning aloud, Leonard came onto his right foot, still bent at the knee, in an attempt to relieve some of the pain he felt.

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