She stirred his blood in a way that was going to make it very easy to bed her. Lady Isabel seemed the quiet, reserved type, and that suited him very well. He didn't particularly enjoy large crowds, and while he understood he now had a responsibility to the title and to his country, he didn't relish the idea of spending extended periods of time in London. He'd been there twice, and both times he'd felt out of his element, a stranger in a strange land even though it was his own country.
Of course, with Lady Isabel as his wife, she could help him establish a presence in there. She had the social clout necessary to open doors for him—to bankers, investors, government ministers. Everything he would need to help his fledgling rail-producing mill to flourish. Nate was now a partner with him and
