Chapter 17The deed is done! Miss Sheffield is now Katharine, Viscountess Bridgerton.
This Author extends the very best of wishes to the happy couple. Sensible and honorable people are surely scarce among the ton, and it’s certainly gratifying to see two of this rare breed joined in marriage.
LADY WHISTLEDOWN’S SOCIETY PAPERS,
16 MAY 1814
Until that moment, Anthony had not even realized just how badly he’d needed for her to say yes, to admit to her need. He clutched her to him, his cheek pressing against the gentle curve of her belly. Even in her wedding gown she smelled of lilies and soap, that maddening scent that had haunted him for weeks.
“I need you,” he growled, not sure if his words were getting lost in the layers of silk that still kept her from him. “I need you now.”
He rose
