The Wedding Night's Secret

o the Earl of Valth

n, she would have accused him of jesting, but her father, the Earl of Winrook, never jested, talk more of such a matter. He w

lace in the countryside",

said, finally finding her v

a word. " I've asked your Aunt, Lady Monique, and your sister

t even know the Earl of Valthems", she sp

his company last night ", he poin

ancer after all and never stepped on her shoes, which was more than she could say about more th

and what a fool she had turned out to be, falling for his charms . If only she had kn

, what you wish is of no importance",

for my happiness? I

I say. Do you think this is the first time a wo

wed. She had a lot of things to say, she wanted to scream but instead

you, or do you want to be sen

ignor

grateful, the Ea

pushed shut with such strength that the chandelier in the hall shook. She d

riends. Must her husband be chosen for her too? She was aware of how rare love marriages were in the county. Still, she had hoped to choose her husband, or at least be c

e fortunate that they had not ended up marrying, pretending they were strong enough to hav

ing kids and watching them play in the garden wh