But, marrying her also meant he’d have to reveal his identity as the Conte di Loretto, and he wasn’t sure how she’d react to the fact he’d kept it from her.
Noises from out in the hallway prompted him along. According to Mrs. Steen, the home was preparing for the arrival of the family for the season, and by the sounds coming from below the stairs and throughout the house, the baggage coaches had arrived. Lucky smiled. That meant Ren’s valet would be here and he could get a decent shave.
Mary was funny. She laughed when he told her he couldn’t hold a blade steady. Which was true, but also true was the fact he’d never had to because he frequented a barber when Ren’s valet Grannon wasn’t in Town. He figured it was probably time he learned. That way he could be more presentable when next he
