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Оглавление“I married you, Amelia.
I will honor our vows.”
How could she help him understand? Amelia stood and approached him. “And if you cannot? ‘Forsaking all others,’ the rector said. Your wife is to have all your love and devotion.”
“And a husband should have all his wife’s,” John replied. “Do you tell me you’ve held nothing back?”
She stiffened. “No, nothing! I’ve never loved another.”
“And do you claim to love me?”
Amelia swallowed, her gaze falling to the black-and-green carpet even as she halted a few feet from him. “Perhaps not yet.” Her voice sounded so small. “But I’m trying.”
He moved to close the distance between them and touched her cheek, drawing her attention back to his face. Standing so close, she could see that gold flecks danced in the dark eyes, as if some part of him still clung to light, to hope.
“I know you are trying, Amelia,” he murmured. “You’ve turned this place into a home. You may well have saved Firenza’s life. I admire your efforts.”
A tear slid down her cheek. “Admiration is not love.”
