The Sanctuary (A Spencer Novel)
“He strode through the connecting door and into her room.
She sat huddled in the window seat, her forehead pressed to a pillow clutched in her arms, and wept. And he was to blame. The sight of her anguish tore at his heart.
“Ah, God, sweetheart, please don’t cry.” Anthony closed the distance between them and scooped her up to settle her on his lap. She buried her face in his shoulder and continued to weep. Fool that he was, he should have taken the time to explain.
She lifted her hea...d and met his gaze. The desolation shadowing her eyes undid him. “What was I, Anthony, just another acquisition? Will you place me safely on a shelf to look at once in a while?” She turned her head away. “Have I made the same mistake again?”
He winced. Desperate to fix his mistake, he clutched her tighter. “No, love, no. I promise you won’t regret marrying me.”
She searched his features, uncertainty evident in her gaze.MoreLess
She sat huddled in the window seat, her forehead pressed to a pillow clutched in her arms, and wept. And he was to blame. The sight of her anguish tore at his heart.
“Ah, God, sweetheart, please don’t cry.” Anthony closed the distance between them and scooped her up to settle her on his lap. She buried her face in his shoulder and continued to weep. Fool that he was, he should have taken the time to explain.
She lifted her hea...d and met his gaze. The desolation shadowing her eyes undid him. “What was I, Anthony, just another acquisition? Will you place me safely on a shelf to look at once in a while?” She turned her head away. “Have I made the same mistake again?”
He winced. Desperate to fix his mistake, he clutched her tighter. “No, love, no. I promise you won’t regret marrying me.”
She searched his features, uncertainty evident in her gaze.MoreLess
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