Pure and Untouched

The Duke was speechless.

hatred is a boomerang that always eventually hurts oneself.”

Tall, broad-shouldered and outstandingly handsome, he was not only the most attractive man in London but also the most raffish.

something you do not have already

Then she lifted her arms to pull his head down to hers.

“That is what I want our children to be, born of a love as great as theirs so that they in their turn will be able to give love, as I can give it to you.”

“That no woman could possibly have a more intriguing and exciting background, but, my darling, although this must be a secret between ourselves, we must never forget.”

As the Duke rose to his feet, Anoushka laid her cheek for a moment against his shoulder and he heard her whisper so that only he could hear,

“That was why, even though it was a great wrench, Sir Reginald, thinking only of Anoushka, took her to France.”

“You were blessed, my child, by his presence,” the Priest said, “and I know that because his thoughts were always with you, if he was able to do so, he would come to you and be as near as he was permitted to be.”