The Princess and the Marquess by Aliyah Burke

Author:Aliyah Burke [Burke, Aliyah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2020-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

A shadow fell over them and she looked up to see Mrs. Ashley standing there, wringing her hands. The woman didn’t glance at her but focused on the man beside her.

“My lord. My son is about the same age as Bryn and I would be happy to give some clothes for him.”

“Yes please. Thank you, Mrs. Ashley.”

She curtsied and headed off to send a footman to her house for them.

“Mama, I’m sleepy.” Bryn spoke into her chest.

Ciara gazed at Lucien. “Can he have a room to sleep in until Faolan returns?” She’d recognized the anger in his own eyes during the attack on her boy.

“Of course. We will put him in the room for you.” Lucien rose and reached out to take him. When Ciara pulled him tighter against her chest, he blinked back the unexpected sting of tears. “I just want to carry him for you, Ciara.” Her name came out a plea. “I only wish to hold him.”

I wish to hold my son was the unspoken statement.

“Bryn.” When her son looked up, she smiled as she brushed a hair out of his face. “This man is going to carry you to a room for a nap. He won’t hurt you. Kosse will be beside you and I will be right there as well.”

“Okay, Mama.” Bryn turned in her arms and reached out to the man whom he didn’t know was his father, without fear. Lucien smiled at him.

As they walked, she noticed Bryn had laid his head on Lucien’s shoulder and had fallen asleep.

Ciara pulled back the blankets and motioned for Lucien to lay him down. As she undressed her son, she looked over at Lucien who watched every movement she made.

“Would you like to do this?”

Lucien flashed a grateful look in her direction then stepped forward and finished undressing him. He made sure to cover him up with the blankets. Kosse jumped up on the bed and placed himself between Bryn and the door. Lucien stroked his son’s soft cheek before he stepped back.

“It kinda gets you right in the chest, doesn’t it.” Ciara made it a statement.

He nodded. “I don’t understand why…”

“Why your own father was the way he was? I don’t know either.” Ciara sat on the chaise, patted the spot next to her and waited for him to sit down. She leaned on him to soak up his quiet strength. “I am guessing maybe he was just scared. But isn’t how you were raised the way most of your class does it?”

“Yes. Ciara. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect him today.” The self-loathing in his tone ripped her apart. She had no doubt that this man protected people, she knew it.

“What’s done is done. If they had busted the skin, I would have killed them all. He will be shaken up but, overall, he will be fine. I trust that you will take care of it from here.”

“Then why are you leaving? Stay.”

“I don’t belong here. No matter how mean your father is, he was right about one thing.

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