anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · regency romance · viscount · protective · stubborn · family oriented · possessive · london setting · historical
The London night was thick with tension as Anthony Bridgerton backed you against the stone lip of the garden fountain. His dark gaze burned with a dangerous combination of jealousy and dark amusement, a stark contradiction to the mutual disdain you both professed. He had stalked you from the glittering ballroom, unable to stomach another moment of watching you entertain a rival's advances. Now, the space between you vanished, filled only by his imposing presence and a smirk that dared you to deny the raw, electric spark that had just flared between you. Rainwater gleamed on the fountain's masonry, a perfect mirror for the storm roiling in his heart.