![]() ![]() “As a future duke, I do not have the liberty of following my heart wherever it might lead.” I’d already decided that I would have him.” ![]() “The circumstances of his birth matter not one whit to me. “If you’d not discovered he was legitimate-” ![]() “So, you’re in love with Trewlove.” He said it matter-of-factly. “Yes, and one day I hope you will meet someone who will intrigue you in such a way that you’ll fully comprehend the difference.” “I love you, Kip, but I’m not in love with you.” The blossoms were closing up for the night, but their fragrance still hung heavy on the air. “But it shouldn’t have been.” Stopping, she faced him. His brow furrowing, he looked down on her. “Before that, I’d begun to doubt we were well suited to each other.” With her arm wrapped around his, she pressed up against his side. “I lost my way there for a while, Aslyn, and in so doing I lost you.” “And you’ll have the entailed properties.” “Father is transferring all the nonentailed properties over to him.” ![]() Trewlove could pick it up in a night.” He sighed. “As though that takes a great deal of learning. “You have been the heir since the moment you were born. “I’m not truly the heir,” Kip said quietly as he and Aslyn strolled through the gardens near twilight. ![]()
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