The Wife Who Returned
When they finally broke apart, both breathing hard, he pressed his forehead to hers and whispered, "Whatever it takes. Whatever we have to offer, whatever we have to do—we'll figure it out."
Whitmore cleared his throat, and they pulled apart slightly, though Lucien kept one arm firmly around Seraphine's waist, as if he couldn't bear not to be touching her.
"That's what we need to figure out," the lawyer said, his tone gentle, understanding. "And according to Elizabeth Hartwell's journal—which I had the pleasure of reading at the New York Historical Society—she spent two years researching what her particular entity might value before making her offer."
"Did it work?" Seraphine asked, hardly d