A Reason to Hope by Christie Capps

Author:Christie Capps [Capps, Christie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quiet Mountain Press
Published: 2019-10-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Elizabeth’s mother had told her what to expect on her wedding night. Could a woman have been more wrong? Nothing could have prepared Elizabeth for the onslaught of emotions that overwhelmed her.

As dawn ascended the next morning, Elizabeth observed her husband in the muted light glowing through the thin curtain of the east-facing window. He was remarkably handsome with dark hair and green eyes, long eyelashes, and well-shaped brows. His nose was the perfect size for his face. His chin was squared at the bottom.

Should they have a son resulting from their activities, she hoped he looked exactly like his father. She wanted him to be a man of duty and honor just like Darcy. Mostly, Elizabeth yearned to have a son who was attentive to others—just like...

What was happening? Where was the ire that he had raised in her at the Meryton assembly? Where was her anger as Darcy had overlooked each of her neighbors and friends as being too far below him in rank?

You silly goose! Elizabeth scoffed at her foolishness. Had not he revealed his true self to her repeatedly since the evening she met him in the library when she first learned of his illness? Of course, he had. Her clinging to her stubborn first opinion was ridiculous. And it was not fair to either of them.

Could she love him? Admitting the truth to herself, she knew the possibility of completely losing her heart to him was looming. Her reasoning for protecting that vital organ was sound. She would not fall in love with her husband. She refused to fall in love with him. Perhaps if she chanted that to herself enough, she might even come to believe it was true.

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