A Mysterious Governess for the Reluctant Earl_A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Abby Ayles

Author:Abby Ayles [Ayles, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

Sebastian Blackburn wasn’t sure if it was his housekeeper’s words or the fact that he just spent all day in Miss Jacobson’s presence pining after her, but either way he needed to shift his attention.

He was growing increasingly aware that the feelings he had for the lady were far from an employer and employee type of relationship. It was also something that couldn’t be done for the sake of the girls.

By Monday night he had reached one final conclusion, the only way to remove her image from his mind was to replace it. He sat down to his writing desk at that very moment and penned a letter.

Of all the ladies he had met and had matrimonial inquisitions with there was only one that he knew he would never ever feel romantic feelings for. Lady Tara Marlow was similar to his late wife and nothing like her all at the same time.

She would be the mother that his daughters needed, their sponsors to the ton when the time came. She would be all too happy to secure the title Countess if his guess was right. Every moment with that woman would remind him of his late wife. He was sure it was the penitence he deserved for loving another besides her.

Lady Tara would remind him of all he had lost and why it was so precious. She would be the face that told him that no matter what Ann said, it was wrong to let anyone else into one’s heart.

He wrote so quickly that he left two blots on the paper. It was uncouth but he cared little. He wanted to get it done as quickly as possible before he changed his mind.

With the envelope sealed and set out to be taken in the morning mail he felt a great relief come over him. Then a thought crossed his mind.

He only held it for a moment before walking up the stairs determinedly to his wife’s old room. He stood in the door frame for some minutes. It had been a while since he opened that door.

Despite his absence the household servants had kept it clean and dust-free. He walked slowly around the room with nothing but the light from a full moon to guide him.

He could have walked that room in the dark he had been in it so many times. He made his way over to the mirror where he could almost see her sitting and brushing her long black hair. He reached down and touched the silver polished comb and boar hair brush that sat on the vanity.

It took all he had to keep back the wave of emotion that hit him hard. He missed her so much.

Instead of letting it flow freely, however, he stuffed it back down and made his way to his intended target. Opening the top drawer of her dresser he found the stack of letters.

Several of them were addressed to their girls. The day that they would have their coming out. The day that they would be married.

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