When She Loved Me (Regency Rogues: Redemption Book 1) by Rebecca Ruger

Author:Rebecca Ruger [Ruger, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Regency & Victorian Romance, London Society, England & Britain, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Clean & Wholesome, Regency Rogues: Redemption Series
Publisher: Rebecca Ruger
Published: 2020-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Trevor watched his wife walk on down Main Street in Hornfield, appreciating the way the wind now pushed the light muslin against her, caressing her hips as she strolled, but decided that he was sorely aggrieved by her rather infuriating habit of simply walking away from him when she didn’t like what he was saying. Possibly, she didn’t exactly intend it as a reflection of his having walked away from her on their wedding day. Yet, whether intentional or not, the parallel remained. He’d only just arrived yesterday and so he would allow her a bit of time to adjust to his presence and to avail herself to this juvenile behavior—but only for so long. Not that he hadn’t considered how he might react if it had been she who’d discarded him a year ago and then returned, expecting to make their marriage real.

With that in mind, he resolved that he ought to make some statement to her, in regard to his coming now and his desire for a true and full marriage—but this would necessitate her actually standing still before him for much longer than she had as of yet.

He saw to a few more items of business in town and then, about thirty minutes later, retrieved his own horse and tied it to the back of the buggy, leaving the line with a bit of slack, and hopped up onto the gig and drove toward the abbey.

He did not encounter his wayward wife on the return drive, which had him thinking she must have run the distance between Hornfield and the abbey, though that seemed unlikely. He turned an eye to the darkening sky, where gray clouds swirled menacingly, acknowledging it might serve her well if she were caught in an early summer rain.

But when he entered the house and inquired of his wife, he was informed by Franklin that she had not yet arrived.

“Where might she have gone, from the village?” Trevor asked, his frown—seeming to become a permanent fixture—instant and admittedly, a bit worried.

“I wouldn’t worry so much, my lord,” Franklin said, appearing today no less crooked than yesterday, “she’s good with the buggy and should get home before the rains come.”

It was quite evident from the butler’s irascible tone that he knew damn well that Trevor had just pulled up in the gig. “Send a footman out to stable the horses,” he instructed, choosing to ignore Franklin’s barb.

The rains did come, and hard. Within half an hour of Trevor’s return, the skies rolled with shifting and frightening clouds, which opened up to send torrents of rain upon the earth. Winds, which not so long ago had seemed only a nuisance, now sent the rains down in a near horizontal path at times.

Trevor pulled open the front door and watched the drive and beyond for Nicole but detected no sign of her. Rain fell down in blowing and rippled waves upon the gravel and was blown into the abbey through the open door. Trevor cursed volubly and slammed the door after a few minutes.

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