A Lord to Love by Sara Dobie Bauer

Author:Sara Dobie Bauer [Dobie Bauer, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948272148
Publisher: Carnation Books
Published: 2019-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

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I whistle as I adjust my cravat and stare at myself in the full-length mirror of my designated room at the Price estate. The wedding is less than an hour away. Harrison, dear thing, suggested we each choose our own attire, so I went with a gray suit with green accents. In homage to my fiancé, I wear full-length trousers. A modern man, indeed. My hair is even cut short, because he said he likes it that way.

From what I’ve heard, Thomas pitched a fit the morning Harrison returned from our night together at my estate, because of course, my love stayed over, wrapped in my arms as he slept. I didn’t get to see Thomas’s wrath, but I’ve been told he threw words like daggers: propriety, responsibility, stupidity—that last, used to describe Harrison for giving himself to me so easily.

I don’t think there was anything easy about it.

Now, we’ve spent the past month getting to know one another on an intellectual level, but I’m finding there will always be more to know about my soon-to-be husband. He is a complicated mixture of feelings and depth—but, luckily, we have many years together now side-by-side in public and skin-to-skin beneath the privacy of our bedclothes.

I try not to focus too much on the thought of Harrison’s pale, perfect body. Although we have shared affections since our first night together, Thomas has done his best to keep Harrison out of my boudoir. My young fiancé has practically been locked inside the Price estate. Most of our conversations have included a servant knitting in the corner as watchdog. I assume meddling Thomas hopes I’ll lose interest if I can’t touch Harrison, but Thomas is wrong. I spent years admiring Harrison’s physicality; now, I’ve fallen desperately in love with his mind. True, I will soon map his every freckle, but it is a long day ahead of us before we’ll be alone. I’m certain it will be worth the wait.

I bid entry to a quiet knock on the door, and Russell walks in, closing the door behind him. “Pretty sure the entire village is here, mate, along with half the House of Lords.”

This is no surprise to me.

“I wanted to say congratulations.”

I turn away from the mirror and smile. “Thank you. I’m very lucky.”

“I also wanted to let you know your beautiful betrothed requests your presence.”

I shake my head. “We’re not supposed to see each other before the ceremony.”

Russell shrugs. “If there’s one thing I’ve observed about your Lord Price, it’s that he always gets his way.”

I sigh. It’s no use disagreeing. I would give Harrison anything. I would swim to the bottom of the sea for pearls. I would climb a mountain for a bit of cloud. I follow Russell down the hall, in the direction of the grand ballroom where our ceremony is to take place, and my friend points to a closed door. Just in case, I put my hand on the knob to keep Harrison from pulling it open at the announcement of my presence.

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