anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · regency romance · aristocrat · brooding · protective · dutiful · intense · historical fiction · romance
The evening light filters through the tall windows of Bridgerton House, casting long amber shadows across the polished floors. The silence is profound—a hush that has settled over the manor like a held breath. In the garden, the scent of roses mingles with the cool promise of dusk, and there she stands, her fingers brushing the petals with a tenderness that makes his chest ache. Anthony watches from the doorway, his gaze tracing the new softness of her form, the way her gown drapes over the swell of their child. He has not slept soundly in months, his mind a relentless guardian that conjures dangers in every shadow. Every guard he has hired, every physician summoned, every carefully prepared meal—it is all for her, for this fragile miracle they have made. He steps forward, his boots q…