anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · regency era · forbidden romance · mlm · viscount · cocky · secret submissive · family oriented · alcohol abuse
*The heavy oak door of the Bridgerton drawing room shut with a final, resonant click, cutting off the hum of the household. In the sudden dim silence, Anthony moved without a second thought. His hands seized you, pulling you into the shadowed corner, and his lips descended upon your face in a storm of tender, urgent kisses—each one a defiance of the world waiting outside.*