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  But telling her all that now would only delay their departure.

  He packed the essentials into a satchel and then turned to find her dressed in a simple gown of black, the veil back over her face. He frowned. “You’re going to travel in your mourning weeds?”

  She shrugged. “It has the added advantage of hiding my identity.”

  He raised his eyebrows. That was true and damned smart if one cared about hiding one’s identity. Not that she needed to. She was about to become his wife.

  And no one would question the match. She was the daughter of a baron, granted one who had squandered his entire fortune, but the rest of society needn’t know that. When they returned to London in six months, it would be said that Bash and Isabella came for a nice visit with Isabella’s cousin where a match was made. End of story.

  He supposed it did aid their charade if her identity was kept secret on the way to his home. She was right. The veil should stay.

  With a shrug, he picked up the satchel and offered his arm. “Now we need to discuss how we’re leaving the house.”

  “Are we sneaking through the garden?” she asked. He couldn’t quite tell, but he thought she might have smiled.

  He trailed his gaze down her trim figure, noting that she was quite shapely in all the right places.

  He gave his head a shake. What she looked like beneath her clothes was of no consequence. “I thought we might. My driver is waiting just down the street.”

  She gave a nod. “Once we get outside, I’ll remove the veil just so that I don’t trip.”

  He cleared his throat. “You might as well remove it now.”

  He saw her hesitate for the briefest second and then she reached up pulling the fabric away from her face.

  Chocolate brown hair met his gaze first, thick and shining in the candlelight. Large brown eyes were next, fringed with dark lashes. Her small, straight nose came into view, along with her pink cheeks, and finally rosy, full lips that might make a man ache.

  He closed his eyes, his features growing tight. She was lovely. Which under normal circumstances would please a man to no end. His bride was pretty. More than that. She was delicately beautiful in a way that called to him.

  But he wasn’t happy. Not at all. He didn’t want a gorgeous bride and certainly not one whose beauty aired on the side of vulnerable. He didn’t want to feel anything for this woman. Because feelings complicated everything.

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