Sighing, she turned to search her father’s concerned blue eyes. “It’s just Robert, Papa. He…he doesn’t understand me.” “He doesn’t have to understand you. You were promised to him years ago, and he knows his place. As a second son, he’s lucky—very lucky—to be marrying into a wealthy family, with his wife-to-be the sole heir. Without you, Robert has nothing. He knows that. He’s the right man for you—the right man for Goldsmith & Sons.” Her father didn’t understand her, either. “He scares me when he touches me.” “You know nothing of the marriage bed, poppet. It won’t scare you for long.” Tears
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