A Duke in Pursuit of Passion by Lucy Langton EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Lucy Langton
- Language: English
- Formats: PDF / EPUB
- Status: Available For Free Download
- Genre: Scottish Historical Romance
- Price: Free
- File Size: 2 MB
- Publish Date: March 16, 2023
The evening was chilled, but Lady Louisa Gideon, the youngest daughter of
the Earl of Partridge, barely felt it as she pressed herself close to her lover.
The sun had set, and the moon was only beginning to rise into the sky. And
save for the odd rustling of a small animal or the chirping of bugs, all was
quiet.
Sitting upon a boulder, just within the boundary of the woods that skirted her
father’s estate, Louisa felt oddly at ease and content, wrapped in Joshua’s
arms as he whispered into her ear, “Are you clear on what you need to do?”
A shiver passed through Louisa, though not from the chill. It was anticipation
that made her quiver, the thought that her entire life would soon change. Soon
she might finally be taken seriously.
Louisa nodded, gazing up at him, unable to stop wondering whether he could
see the nervousness in her gaze. “I am.”
Joshua smiled back at her, his dark blonde hair falling around his face like
curtains to cut them off from the outside world. He brushed a few tight curls
back from her face to cup her cheek. Kissing her, he added, “Then you’ll
meet me back here at what time?”
“Two a.m.,” Louisa breathed back against his lips, the response barely
audible as she tilted her head slightly to invite further kissing.
When he did not do so, Louisa could not stop admitting, “I am quite
nervous.”
Nuzzling her nose with his own, he pressed his forehead against hers and
responded, “You need not be nervous. You are doing the right thing. This is
the only way we shall ever be allowed to be together.”
In the dark and the cold, his words warmed her, and she knew he was right.
One fear lingered in the back of her mind: will my family ever forgive me?
It didn’t bear thinking about, and so she quickly forced it away. She could
deal with those consequences when it was too late to change anything. They
would understand – eventually.
Needing just a little more reassurance, she asked, “You’re sure this is the
only way?”
Louisa was surprised by the way that Joshua gripped hold of her face in both
his hands. So shocked, in fact, that her blue eyes flew open, and she found his
face so close to hers that if he had been anyone else, she might have been
frightened.
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