If You Were Mine
“Cursing fluidly beneath his breath, he nodded brusquely at the familiar faces who called to him as he rode through the milling throng along the main street of Melton Mowbray, one of Leicestershire’s largest market towns.
Dominic eased his horse, Brutus, amid the cacophony of quacking ducks, squealing pigs and market traders shouting their wares. He was oblivious to the stench of manure, straw and unwashed bodies as he meandered listlessly through the milling crowds. He didn’t really want to be ...there at all. He’d only returned home briefly to deal with several pressing estate matters, before he was departing for Willowbrook to witness the Isobel’s internment into the family crypt.
Sucking in a deep breath, he fought the wave of bitter regret that surged through him when the image of her beautiful face swam in front of him. God, he missed her. His heart clenched painfully in his chest, until the physical pain became so acute that he wasn’t sure he could continue home.
In a desperate attempt to divert his wayward thoughts away from his gloomy emotions, he studied the milling crowds.MoreLess
Dominic eased his horse, Brutus, amid the cacophony of quacking ducks, squealing pigs and market traders shouting their wares. He was oblivious to the stench of manure, straw and unwashed bodies as he meandered listlessly through the milling crowds. He didn’t really want to be ...there at all. He’d only returned home briefly to deal with several pressing estate matters, before he was departing for Willowbrook to witness the Isobel’s internment into the family crypt.
Sucking in a deep breath, he fought the wave of bitter regret that surged through him when the image of her beautiful face swam in front of him. God, he missed her. His heart clenched painfully in his chest, until the physical pain became so acute that he wasn’t sure he could continue home.
In a desperate attempt to divert his wayward thoughts away from his gloomy emotions, he studied the milling crowds.MoreLess
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