The Captive
“His lovemaking was patient too—tender, lyrical, sweet, and silent. Gilly had fallen asleep in his arms, when her best intention had been to talk to him.
Truly talk.
She wanted to accept his proposal, wanted to embark on the joys and challenges of being a wife to Christian Severn. Not duchess to the Duke of Mercia, the Lost Duke, or the Silent Duke—that wretch was welcome to dwell in the past, along with the unfortunate Lady Greendale—but finding the right moment to talk of the future wa...s difficult.
They were shooting at targets a week after St. Just’s departure, a pastime Gilly had taken to with relish. When Christian had first suggested it, she’d cringed at the noise and destructiveness of it, but the first time she’d hit her target, she’d felt such a thrill she’d joined him every day since.
She’d need years to catch up to him, though. He shot flying targets out of the air, hit his mark from great distances, and could manage clean shots from peculiar angles while he himself was in motion.MoreLess
Truly talk.
She wanted to accept his proposal, wanted to embark on the joys and challenges of being a wife to Christian Severn. Not duchess to the Duke of Mercia, the Lost Duke, or the Silent Duke—that wretch was welcome to dwell in the past, along with the unfortunate Lady Greendale—but finding the right moment to talk of the future wa...s difficult.
They were shooting at targets a week after St. Just’s departure, a pastime Gilly had taken to with relish. When Christian had first suggested it, she’d cringed at the noise and destructiveness of it, but the first time she’d hit her target, she’d felt such a thrill she’d joined him every day since.
She’d need years to catch up to him, though. He shot flying targets out of the air, hit his mark from great distances, and could manage clean shots from peculiar angles while he himself was in motion.MoreLess
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