Becoming Mrs Astor
PTE
AM'
to get
ight? It was bad enough that she was talking to m
ha
a lump down her thro
to get
't help
you c
al day, an Astor and a King would not be seen within two miles of each other, when we did attend the same events, we sat as far from each other as the venue would a
nd allowed h
y me off to Baron.
wondering why any of
nd
not going
ings work. Aren't you twenty? Your parents were kind e
I know you're heartless but, Baron... really? You wo
Now imagine how much less I care about you. So I should th
head back and
u want to pretend as
tabs on me? No, information like that was an open secret. Everyb
d frankly, I think I have had
ders, leaned into my ear to yell as this was t
ther you got
Without a word, I grabbed her by the wrist, pushed past Shelly
speakers, we could talk better, and I co
ked flu
as no way she would say such an outrageous thing to her father, becau
sh I
g to believe her. "Okay.
you, I am not goi
I, an Astor, got yo
erate, and
so relieved when he fi
br
ast I want to hear of
d which, as very good children, we have inherited. Some of the deaths that have happened within our circle in the last decade, I can bet my inheritance that they relate directly to the feud. It all goes back to an argument between my greatgrandfather, Jacob Astor and Henr
d was the type of guy who would hit you in a fit of laughter. Bridgette on the other hand was tall, slender, and beautiful with a constant facial expression that made you wonder where her mind was. She spoke little and one could not recall a time where she had laughed in public. They were an
ence behind me, and my interactants' eyes acknowledged the presence of someone. T
n friends and they responded with
I hel
utiful couple,
f I even wanted to, I furrowed
a? I expected t
aken too seriously. Adline had married into the family and was not a descendant of Henry King, so she would be seen as
repared myself to speak to two Kings in two day
?" She had a mocking look on her f
did you h
ur bethrot
reassert dominance
the impression that you can
ya, said something yesterday, a
emembering yesterday's conversa
shame upon our family," She sai
ard some gasps around but I refused to make eye contact with the onlookers. Why didn't I just separate myself from her immediately? That would cause a bigger s
true, then." Adl
eard mysel
of my eye. I turned and stared b
have