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George exhaled on a harsh breath “She is a nice girl, but she is not fit for your wife I’ll not apologize for thinking it”

Gabriel glanced toward the figure in the distance “I spoke to you beforean announcee”

He wrinkled his nose, but his eyes were sympathetic “Do not ask me to back you in this”

"You are my brother, of course I shall ask it of you When you offered for Verity, you asked for ave it"

“She’s the daughter of a viscount! It is hardly the same”

“Yes, but you were expected to hter of an earl You were being forced to ainst your heart I supported your decision to elope with Verity I daresay I expected a sie”

His brother made no reply, sih the snow, Gabriel made his way over to Priant nose were red fro cold, but her lovely eyes sparkled with joy and a bit of shyness

“Good reeted

“Good , Gabriel,” she said with a soft slimmered deep in those exquisite eyes of hers

The quick flash of hesitation, of doubt, had hi scandalously close to her “I slipped away before the household woke I did not want to explain what I was about in your rooe”

Her sharp cheekbones lifted as her face lit with the radiance of her sh I wish you’d woke me I…I had a present for you”

“I shall gladly receive it tonight How are you feeling, Pri inside hiled him

A beco her fair cheeks “It is frightfully cold out,” she said with a gasping laugh “But I feel glorious”

He reached out and tugged the muffed hat firloves seemed so worn How little she had, no family to call her own, no wealth, and worked very hard for the little she had, yet she possessed such good cheer

“I’ht…and early this rance of her passion on the air, taste the tart sweetness of her sex, and hear her lovely cries of fulfillment