The Bride Quest Series 3-Book Bundle by Claire Delacroix

Author:Claire Delacroix [Delacroix, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Historical, General, Contemporary Women
ISBN: 9780345536600
Publisher: Dell
Published: 2012-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

Yet again Burke could fairly taste how close he had been to success. Aye, he had seen Alys’s expression soften, he had glimpsed the welcome in her golden eyes.

And he had been robbed of his lady’s kiss, no less the chance to offer for her hand with all the ceremony such an offer demanded. Her footsteps echoed on the stone corridor, then faded to naught. Burke bowed his head, shoved his fingers through his hair, and wished that his lady could be more readily won.

But then she would not be Alys.

Indeed, he admired how she clung to her convictions. Burke knew that once Alys cleaved to him, once all her doubts and questions were set to rest, that loyalty would be his alone.

Surely that was an objective more than worth a pitched battle.

But he had come so close! Burke swore with rare thoroughness, forgetting that he was not alone. Indeed, he started when a tiny voice cleared beside him. He glanced to find Brigid hovering behind him, her cheeks burning, her gaze downcast.

“I t-t-told Alys you w-w-were here t-t-twice,” she admitted. “D-d-do not be angry. She c-c-could not have known.”

Burke’s curiosity was prompted and his annoyance faded. “Why not? Where was Alys when I returned?”

Brigid’s gaze danced to the portal, then back to Burke. She gestured cautiously toward the seat.

Burke smiled softly. “I would be delighted to join you and most pleased to hear anything you can tell me of your cousin.”

Brigid flushed scarlet at his attention, but she immediately perched on the bench. She looked up expectantly at Burke, a hopefulness in her gaze that could not be misconstrued.

And Burke understood fully.

She sought his company for the same reason he sought out Alys’s companionship. But Brigid was young, and truly she knew naught of the man to was. ’Twas but a case of girlish infatuation.

Burke had no desire to wound Brigid, so ’twould be best if he were honest with her. False hopes could only hurt more in the end.

Burke seated himself beside her, leaving a discreet distance between them. First, he would listen to all Brigid had to say, then he would explain to her how matters lay.

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