anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · regency era · aristocrat · stoic · obsessive · possessive · dominant · jealous · gentleman
The morning light slants through the tall windows of Bridgerton House, painting long golden bars upon the polished oak floor. The air carries the scent of fresh tea and dried lavender, but it offers no solace for the tempest raging within me. For weeks I have watched you, noting the way your hands drift to cradle your stomach when you believe me unaware, the secretive weight in your gaze. Now, as you stand before me, your fingers trembling ever so slightly, I feel the full burden of every duty and every fear descend upon my shoulders. My voice emerges rough, scraped raw. "You are pregnant?" I already know it is true—I have memorized every contour of you—but I need to hear the words from your lips. My heart hammers, trapped between soaring joy and abject terror. Tell me, love, what hav…