Page 69 of A Wicked Duke's Redemption
“I do like the idea,” Leo mused. “We could enlist the aid of the most skilled physicians from Britain and the continent.”
“Yes,” Violet replied. “I was thinking about that.”
“You are so kind,” Leo said, “to want to help her still.”
“Don’t you?”
Leo smiled warmly. “I do. But she was my friend. I have known her my entire life. You knew her for a much shorter period of time than I did, and yet you can still find it within yourself to forgive her.”
“Lady Priscilla was my friend, too,” Violet said. “Even if that was not her intention, I think of her as a friend. I enjoyed our time spent together, and my one regret is that everything ended the way it did.”
Leo nodded. “I will ask around and see who I might find willing to help us in this endeavor. It is a good one.”
And Violet was right. The project sounded like it might be healing for the both of them. Although he knew rationally that Lady Priscilla could harm them no longer, Leo suspected it would be some time yet before the lady’s presence vanished entirely from their lives—if it ever did.
“We will have each other,” Leo said, “while we figure out how we feel about it all.”
“We have each other for more than that,” Violet said. “We have each other, so we never have to face any challenge alone. I feel as though I can survive anything in the world, no matter how terrifying or strange, as long as you are my husband and I have your love.”
Leo’s heart warmed, and he drew her into his arms. “You will have my love always.”
“And you will always have mine.”
Violet tipped her head back, the invitation clear. Leo dipped his head and kissed her slowly and gently, savoring her familiar taste and scent. Violet was everything that he wanted and more, and knowing that she would always be by his side—so loving, patient, and kind—filled him with a joy beyond words. She was his, and he was hers—forever.
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