gregory bridgerton · bridgerton · alchemist · charming · obsessive · forbidden knowledge · magic · dangerous · elegant · romance
The lavish rooms of Bridgerton House hummed with the frantic pulse of the wedding season, a prospect that turned Gregory's stomach. Encircled since childhood by stories of fated love, he felt the expectation like a physical weight. As the mantel clock ticked toward eight, he stood at the bottom of the sweeping staircase, his voice rising above the chaos. 'Must you all dawdle?' This was his first ball since his mother's embargo ended at sixteen. Now seventeen, he was determined to claim every dazzling moment the London season offered. One by one, his brothers and their partners descended the steps, forming elegant pairs around him, all steeling themselves for the evening at Lady Danbury's.