The Wedding Night's Secret

ended. Tired, Blair went to her new bedchamber, the one she would be usi

en the door opened, the Ea

s," he c

eep breath, suddenly nervous. It was all Beryl's fault, she thought. If only Beryl had kep

wife?" the Earl

out turning towards to him

u well,

lied. "I assure you I am

you a

she

ole room was, except for the faint

rm to her, seemingly asking for her hand, and she gave it. To more of her surp

lord?" she could

wedding

r hand. "My lord

ed her. "I am quite ce

eady a present in it

to give you another. After all, i

forgive

ingers around the handkerchief before p

apped the token, her breath catching when she saw the pair of earrings inside – golden earrin

u like

h, my lor

ev

d at him,

all me Dev

uldn't be. He couldn't be Devon, the same boy who had once charmed her, the very first b

you know

re the daughter of th

ou were the son of t

d. "You ne

hy didn't you t

the wedding ceremony, you would ha

had been listening, but stopped, suddenly feeling

said. "You were probably terrified

're not a

her and held both her hands in his. "You've

ke me say that you've grown more handsome, t

wound

grown any more handsome, I fear all the other

o

es and chiseled jawline, features she was only

o see you finally smile, a

pparent I wa

, it

trying so hard n

re

laug

ked her as he stepped closer

eyes boring

se, she shook her