His Lordship's Desire by Joan Wolf

Author:Joan Wolf [Wolf, Joan]
Language: por
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The Standish ladies had stayed home for the night for a change, and everyone went to bed early to

catch up on lost sleep. Diana, could not sleep, however. Her mind was filled with the coming visit to the

Moultons, and what might happen between her and Lord Rumford.

Lady Standish was, certain that he was going to make her an offer.

Diana was fond of Lord Rumford. She admired him for being a faithful and devoted husband to a

sickly wife. He had not turned his back upon his responsibilities and run away. He had been there for the

woman he loved.

He would always be a bulwark she could count upon. She had not had that kind of presence in her

life when she was growing up. It would be good to have it now. And he was a nice-looking man, too.

Marriage to him would be the answer to everything she wanted.

So why did she feel so uneasy, so ... restless?

After two and a half hours of tossing and turning, she decided to give up on sleep and go downstairs

to the library to get a book. She put on her velvet robe and slippers and went out into the hallway, which

was dimly illuminated by a few sconces.

She was surprised to find alight on in the library, and even more.surprised to find Alex there,

sprawled on the leather sofa in front of the flickering fire. She remembered finding him in similar

circumstances on their brief visit to Standish Court.

Wasn’t he sleeping at all?

“Why are you still up?” she asked from the doorway.

His dark head swiveled around. “Dee! I might ask you the same question.”

“I couldn’t sleep and came down to get a book.”

“I only got home a short time ago,” he said. “I was having a glass of wine before going upstairs.”

His hair was rumpled, his cravat was loosened and his jacket was off. There was just the beginning of

a dark stubble under his skin. She felt her stomach tighten.

“You’re drinking too much,” she said. “Is that a habit you picked up in the army?”

“No,” he said.

The house was perfectly quiet The only sound in the room was the crackling of the fire. She slowly

walked across the room and sat down on the sofa beside him. The tie from her velvet robe just brushed

his leg. “What’s wrong, Alex?” she asked softly.

He took a sip of his wine. “Nothing that time can’t fix,” he said. “It’s a bit of an adjustment, coming

home. That’s all.”

His eyes were shadowed and the curve of his mouth looked bitter.

“Do you wish you were back in the army?” she asked.

“No!” He frowned and shook his head. “No,” he repeated more quietly. “I’m finished with the army,

Dee. This business I’m doing for the Horse Guards is just political. The army is behind me now.” He:ran

his fingers through his hair, disordering it further. “I want it to be behind me.”

She was so close to him she could see the shadow his eyelashes cast on his, cheeks. He had always

had absurdly long eyelashes. He looked as if he were stretched as tautly as a drawn bow.

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