The Lyon's Lady Love: The Lyon's Den by Alexa Aston & The Lyon's Den

Author:Alexa Aston & The Lyon's Den [Aston, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2020-05-13T23:00:00+00:00

Marcus slipped his arm about Emma, who’d fallen asleep after their meal. The carriage would only go another five miles or so before they stopped at an inn for the night. It was the usual place they stayed when coming down from London. They’d already switched horses twice, getting out to stretch their legs both times before returning to the vehicle. Amanda’s cook had thoughtfully prepared a basket for them and they had eaten from it an hour earlier, making it unnecessary to stop for a meal along the way. They hadn’t eaten much of it because the lavish wedding breakfast had been scrumptious and filling.

He turned and inhaled the vanilla scent that seemed to cling to his new wife. She was warm against him, her cheek pressed next to his heart. They had talked for several hours of the journey, getting to know one another better. He’d shared how long it would take to get to Shorecrest and a bit about the estate, including the repairs he wanted to make to several of the tenants’ cottages. Repairs that her money would buy.

Marcus still reeled with what he had learned at her solicitor’s office. He’d taken Mr. Afton with him. The two solicitors knew one another and it made for a friendly meeting. The first issue they’d addressed was Lady Emma’s dowry. He’d expected it to be large and it was considerable, almost double what the wealthiest girl of this Season had available to her future husband. He’d wondered what Mrs. Dove-Lyon had claimed of it as her portion. It wouldn’t matter because what was coming to him was sizeable. He’d quickly begun thinking which debts should be paid first and how much he might set aside to invest, getting Jeremy St. Clair’s advice on what to do.

He still would speak with Jeremy regarding investments but Marcus no longer had to worry about sliding money around because he had scads of it. Mr. Crenshaw, Emma’s solicitor, had shared with him that not only would the settlements reflect the healthy dowry but also the other monies that came with his marriage. He thought for a moment that with Emma being a daughter and only child, some funds might have been settled on her by her father. To his amazement, Marcus would be receiving tenfold of her dowry. No pennies would need to be pinched. He could make every improvement he wished at Shorecrest. Pay every debt owed by his father. Buy the fanciest townhouse he could find in London. He could furnish it in the best way. Purchase a gleaming new carriage and the best set of matched horses to pull it. It was as if he were the impoverished Aladdin and had rubbed his magic ring, causing its genie to appear and grant his every wish, so great was what his new wife brought to the marriage.

Marcus had questioned Crenshaw repeatedly. The man said the information was privileged and he could only reveal the sum going to Marcus, thanks to his marriage to Emma.

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