The Reluctant Bride (2013)
“I don’t think I could have borne this sorrow with you by my side.
Her words scored his heart like the pain of a thousand lashes, but at least she wasn’t going to be alone. The baby had been born during the night and had breathed for half an hour before it had died. Before the priest had come.
Caroline, as good as her promise, had been there, arriving only an hour after he had. Instead of putting up at the Black Crow in modest comfort, she’d insisted on attending Emily so that Angus coul...d leave first thing in the morning on his mission to France.
She’d also promised to lay out the dead child.
Angus delayed his departure until the last moment although Emily seemed not to register his parting kiss.
He would visit Emily’s father on his return, certain that despite what Emily declared, nothing would be more calculated to restore her spirits than her father’s acceptance.MoreLess
Her words scored his heart like the pain of a thousand lashes, but at least she wasn’t going to be alone. The baby had been born during the night and had breathed for half an hour before it had died. Before the priest had come.
Caroline, as good as her promise, had been there, arriving only an hour after he had. Instead of putting up at the Black Crow in modest comfort, she’d insisted on attending Emily so that Angus coul...d leave first thing in the morning on his mission to France.
She’d also promised to lay out the dead child.
Angus delayed his departure until the last moment although Emily seemed not to register his parting kiss.
He would visit Emily’s father on his return, certain that despite what Emily declared, nothing would be more calculated to restore her spirits than her father’s acceptance.MoreLess
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