“And we can change things here, too,” Hugh said with deliberate slowness. “The color or—”
“Please, Hugh, I can’t stand it anymore!” she said with a choked laugh. “I want to see our seashore home.”
“You know I canna deny you.” He took her hand and led her past the end of the walk and out into the open.
She gasped at the sight, feeling light-headed. When her eyes watered, he squeezed her hand. “Say something, lass.”
“It’s like…a dream.” The manor was stunning both in beauty—and in size. Built of dark cream-colored brick, it had classic black shutters and marble balconies fronting the sea side. The grounds were picturesque, rolling down to majestic cliffs. And the waves… When she caught her breath, she whispered, “You really can see the sun set through the water.”
At her words, he looked so proud, as though he felt ten feet tall. “I’m glad you like it,” he said simply. “Ready to see the inside?”
“Can we just watch the rest of the sunset?” she asked.
“Of course.” He drew her back to his front, wrapping his arms around her and resting his chin on her head.
As they gazed out together, she said, “But, it is a shame that it obviously won’t need any improvements.”
“Oh, aye.” He chuckled, a low, rumbling laugh that was still rare, but came more often each day. She adored hearing it. “Still glad you married me?”
“A bit,” she said, and he turned her in his arms. “I’ve only been waiting for this since the first day I met you, when you called me ‘poppet’ in your brogue.”
“I recall that day. I remember thinking that when you grew up, you’d lead some man on a merry chase.” He tucked her against his warm chest. “Ah, lass,” he rasped, pressing his lips against her hair, “I just dinna know it would be me.”
Table of Contents
Cover
“Hugh?” she murmured in a daze. “What do you plan to do with me?”
Praise
Books by Kresley Cole
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-four
Chapter Thirty-five
Chapter Thirty-six
Chapter Thirty-seven
Chapter Thirty-eight
Chapter Thirty-nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-one
Chapter Forty-two
Chapter Forty-three
Chapter Forty-four
Chapter Forty-five
Chapter Forty-six
Chapter Forty-seven
Chapter Forty-eight
Chapter Forty-nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-one
Chapter Fifty-two
Table of Contents
Cover
“Hugh?” she murmured in a daze. “What do you plan to do with me?”
Praise
Books by Kresley Cole
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-four
Chapter Thirty-five
Chapter Thirty-six
Chapter Thirty-seven
Chapter Thirty-eight
Chapter Thirty-nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-one
Chapter Forty-two
Chapter Forty-three
Chapter Forty-four
Chapter Forty-five
Chapter Forty-six
Chapter Forty-seven
Chapter Forty-eight
Chapter Forty-nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-one
Chapter Fifty-two
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