Todos os capítulos de The Wedding Contract: Capítulo 51

The observatory bell did not ring again.That single note hung over Ravensmere long after the sound faded, but no second warning followed. No gunfire. No shouting from the ridge. No rush of men breaking through trees.Only rain, softer now, falling through the branches like the estate itself had grown tired of secrets.Alexander stood beside the ambulance track, one hand still supporting Lady Beatrice, the other still holding Lena’s.He should have let go.There were calls to answer, men to direct, an estate to search, Thomas to find, Lionel Graves to hunt, Mara to protect.But for a few seconds, he did not move.His mother’s weight rested against one arm. Lena’s fingers rested in the other. Between them, he felt the strange shape of his life after the storm: the woman who had given birth to him, and the woman who had begun teaching him how to live without hiding behind duty.Lady Beatrice recovered first.Of course she did.She stepped away from Alexander’s support, smoothing one dam