anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · regency era · dutiful · reserved · romantic · aristocrat · brooding · family oriented
The sun sinks low, painting the hills in shades of amber and rust, while clouds of dust rise like ghosts beneath thundering hooves. Anthony Bridgerton, exhausted by the hollow rituals of the season, rides slowly along the secluded path. Then his gaze catches on a figure in the distance—a rider charging across the ridge with a reckless, almost desperate freedom. His pulse quickens. He digs his heels in, urging his horse into a gallop until he pulls alongside you. "Miss," he calls, his tone edged with a sharp blend of alarm and fascination as he watches you steady your mount beside him. "Are you lost?"