The Duke's Accidental Wife by Ridley Erica

Author:Ridley, Erica [Ridley, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Regency, Victorian, Historical, Historical Romance
Publisher: Intrepid Reads
Published: 2016-03-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Kate awoke exhausted, due to a fitful night.

Her pillows were the most comfortable she’d ever experienced, her mattress and blankets luxurious, but all she could think about was Ravenwood. Once again, he hadn’t come to her bedchamber.

He was either too busy with the House of Lords…or too uninterested. She tried not to think about that possibility. Until Parliament adjourned, the best thing she could do to stay sane was to keep herself occupied.

She had the Society of Creative and Performing Arts to plan. An aunt to look after.

A husband to yearn for.

She refreshed the water for the vase on her windowsill and bent her head to the dahlia. It smelled like sunshine and secret gardens. Its golden petals made her long to relive every one of his kisses.

To bolster her spirits, she forced her mind away from her absent husband and onto planning her final event of the Season. She was excited to pick a date and a venue and work on creating an opening night grander than any other theatre had ever managed. Ravenwood had promised to attend. It had to be perfect.

She hurried with her morning ablution, intending to pause for nothing more than a quick bite of toasted bread before being on her way. If she dallied any longer, Aunt Havens might decide to accompany her.

While Kate loved her great-aunt more dearly than anyone else in the world, Aunt Havens was more of a distraction than help. Kate needed to use every ounce of charisma she possessed to convince the caliber of performers she had in mind to put on a free show…and then to convince the ton to respond the way she had in mind.

Debutantes could sing in musicales, but not in operas—and why not? At least they should be able to speak to one another. A lady was expected to be competent in watercolor and embroidery, but to leave set painting and costume design to the vulgar masses. Nonsense! Singers were singers and artists were artists.

The Society for Creative and Performing Arts was a wonderful opportunity for the beau monde to explore their interests and passions with the people who had the most experience with them.

And then they could open their pocketbooks to enable emerging artists to live their dreams.

Kate dashed into the breakfast room and drew up short when she realized the table was currently occupied.

Not by Aunt Havens.

Ravenwood.

Just the sight of him brought back the scent of flowers and fresh grass, the sun on her face, the feel of his arm nestled about her to hold her close.

And their kiss.

“Good morning.” He rose to his feet and bowed.

She curtsied and slid into the chair opposite him, her earlier haste forgotten.

“You’re up early.” His words were casual, but his green eyes drank her in as if he’d been prepared to wait for her all morning.

Her stomach flipped. She hadn’t stopped thinking of him for a single moment. “I’m to make progress on my project today. Or at least, I had been. If you’re home today, we could…”

He was already shaking his head.

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