For Love Alone by Busbee Shirlee

Author:Busbee, Shirlee [Busbee, Shirlee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Regency, Romance, Historical, Fiction
ISBN: 9781420123265
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2013-11-26T08:00:00+00:00

It had been decided that they would return to London on Thursday, and so, the next morning, there was quite a bustle about the house. Early that morning, her trunks were repacked and, along with Ashby and Peggy, sent on their way to London. After a leisurely breakfast, Sophy and Ives set out for London a few hours later.

The return trip to London was very different from the journey out. Sophy was relaxed and, while not comfortable in her marriage, at least not fearful. Her mistrust was still alive, but her fears of the marriage bed had been greatly diminished. In fact, to her growing consternation, she was discovering that she actually looked forward with growing relish to her husband’s nightly visits. To her chagrin and no little dismay, memories of their lovemaking had the disconcerting habit of suddenly popping into her mind when she least expected it, making her breasts tingle and a damp heat surge in her loins.

There were many practical things to talk about on their ride to London and by the time the outskirts of the city came into view, they had decided upon several things. It would be simpler and less disruptive if Ives, and those members of his staff he deemed vital to him, removed to the Grayson town house on Grosvenor Square. His own house would be shut up and the staff sent back to Harrington Chase.

Edward’s death had changed the entire outlook for Marcus and Phoebe. Ives was confident that he and Sophy would be named trustees of her father’s estate, and the problem of Edward’s raids on the remaining Grayson fortune would be halted. Marcus, with Ives and Sophy’s help, could finally learn how to handle the reins of his vast estate.

Life for Phoebe would continue as it was for now. In due course she could make her debut into society, and Sophy was quite positive that she would make an excellent match. As she told Ives, Phoebe possessed not only a pretty face and delightful manner, but a huge fortune, even after Edward’s depredations were taken into account. It was understood between them that Phoebe would live with them and Anne at Harrington Chase. Marcus, Ives had murmured, would of course, always be welcome to join them.

Arrangements for when they left London, which would be occurring in less than a month, were a bit more tricky. It was unlikely that Marcus would be willing to abandon Gatewood for an indefinite period of time and live with them at Harrington Chase. At nineteen, Ives and Sophy agreed, he was too young to be simply turned loose on the estate with no family or guardian for company.

Ives considered the problem for several miles, then said slowly, “I see that for the next few years, we shall have to divide our time between Harrington Chase and Gatewood. It is the only solution. I cannot abandon my own home, and yet I cannot in fairness expect Marcus to abandon his. What do you think?

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.