Chapter 4The Duke arrived home the night before his wedding in an exceedingly bad temper.
He was honest enough to admit that some of this was his own fault in that he had been beguiled by the Baroness into staying in Leicestershire for longer than he had intended.
Again, when he had meant to leave London earlier, he found that her husband had left for an important meeting in Holland and she was therefore alone in the Embassy.
The temptation, or rather the temptress herself, was too alluring to resist and the Duke continued a liaison which was all the more intense and fiery because they were both aware that time was running out and a bride was waiting for him in the country.
He still, of course, loathed the idea of being pressured into marriage after having fought against it for so long
