Chapter 27

• Besides, wasn't she the one who had told him to cancel the honeymoon he'd been planning? Her soft mouth tightened because she refused to give way to the feeling that he had abandoned her. After all, she wasn’t a child and she might be in a strange environment, but she would soon get used to it. She would manage fine without him. By the looks of it, she didn’t have much choice.
• Juliet chatted all the way downstairs about where they were going to go shopping, while Anna scanned her lavish surroundings with all the apprehension of an ordinary person suddenly waking up to find themselves lost in a royal palace. But the instant her insecurity was ready to rise, she crushed it flat and refused to acknowledge those feelings. Haerton castle was going to be her home, no matter how short it was going to last, and the last thing she wanted was to be a duchess who lacked self-esteem.
• He'd left a card for her to shop with so he clearly wanted her to use it. She had no idea what kind of party they'd be attending when he came back home, but at least she had Juliet around to help her pick the right things. There was no need to worry as long as she stuck to her role and didn't get carried away by how he made her feel. The earlier he got back, the sooner they could start trying for a baby, and the earlier she gave him a son, the sooner she could leave and carry on with her life.