World of De Wolfe Pack: The Big Bad De Wolfe (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Heirs of Titus De Wolfe Book 2) by Barbara Devlin

Author:Barbara Devlin [Devlin, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-09-04T23:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER FOUR

August yielded to September with a vicious tempest, and the leaves changed colors, as Arsenius marked his first sennight as the new lord of Bellesea. After remaining at Wolfe’s Lair for Titus’s wedding, Arsenius and Senara, along with the Arscotts, departed for the long, arduous, but uneventful journey to Penryn, in Cornwall. Dotted with lush green moors bordered by rocky sea cliffs, with a river cutting through the town, and tall hedges framing the roads, the resplendent Cornish countryside rivaled that of Braewood Castle, his childhood home. But his new residence was anything but excessive.

Conservative in structure, the once grand estate featured a two-story manor house built of red sandstone, with frieze carved parapets and accents composed of the striking black rock unique to the area. Although the house had been fitted with mullioned windows, the roof and several fireplaces were in need of repair, the tapestries were worn and threadbare, providing little in the way of warmth, and food and supplies had been pilfered in Lord Arscott’s absence, thus Arsenius’s first task was to replenish the stores.

“You ordered prime cuts of beef, Senara?” Sitting in the solar, Ryol perused the account ledger and frowned. “We can subsist on lesser pieces at a substantial savings.”

“I asked her to purchase the quality meats, as it is what I prefer.” Arsenius studied his bride and admired the curve of her neck. Despite sharing a bed since their wedding, they had yet to consummate their vows, but he intended to change that—soon, before he lost his wits. “And I hired a crew to restore the roof, else we may not survive the winter.”

“Mayhap I should delay the additional goods, if economy is a concern.” Stunning in her kirtle and matching gown of rich burgundy, which emphasized her creamy flesh, his tempting wife inclined her head and met his gaze, something she did regularly, of late. He considered it a positive sign, in that she no longer shied from his company. Indeed, she sought his opinion on matters of money and his advice on the family business. “What would you suggest, my lord?”

“My dear, at the risk of sounding like a boaster, thither is no threat to our fortune.” Perchance, he imagined it, but he suspected she wanted him as he wanted her, as he often caught her staring at him, when she thought him unaware. “Buy what we need, and add a new quilt and bedclothes to your list, that you might sleep in comfort with warm feet.”

“Aye, my lord.” Her answering smile conveyed she knew just what he referenced, as only that morning she thrust her cold toes to the backs of his legs, and his resulting lurch landed him on the floor. “Should I procure an extra pillow, to soothe aching muscles?”

“That is not necessary, as I believe I have a cure to heal what ails me.” In his mind, he envisioned her as she looked last night, when she stood before the hearth, oblivious to the fact that the blaze cast a brilliant outline of her figure beneath her thin chemise.

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