How to Entrap a Rake – Extended Epilogue
Sarah cooed in her arms as Colin peeled away the wax seal on the letter.
“What does it say?” Georgina inquired as she cuddled her daughter while Anthony tugged on her cheeks gently, Sarah’s hand wrapped lovingly over his finger.
Colin regarded the letter with suspicion, as if he hadn’t been receiving them from James every month since his trip to France.
He had.
But it was Georgina who had persuaded him to open the first letter.
Across from her and her husband, her mother shook her head. “Our Sarah loved him,” she said. “We must at the very least find it in our hearts to forgive him.”
Colin lowered his eyes to the words in the letter, but he said nothing as he read.
They were gathered in the drawing room, her family and Anthony’s; they had all been here since she gave birth. They dotted upon her child, and Georgina loved them for it.
For the time being, all she wanted was Colin to forgive James. She had already done so. Perhaps it was easy for her; perhaps it was easy to make peace with her dead sister when she had her husband’s love to lean on, when she had her baby growing on her insides, kicking lovingly, reassuring her mother that she was here, and she was here to stay.
“A girl!” she remembered her mother exclaiming when the physician announced it. Anthony pressed his forehead against hers, tucking a sweat-dampened curl from her face. “We shall name her Sarah,” she said almost simultaneously with Anthony.
They had gazed upon each other, pleasantly surprised, and they had smiled.
Georgina’s past year with her family and her husband’s – her whole family had been punctuated with warm bliss. She had made her peace, and she couldn’t ask for more, except that her brother finally made his own peace too.
She stroked Sarah’s chin as she inquired again, “What does it say, brother?”
“He is in France; he is well. He likes the ships and the people.”
“That is good to hear,” said Mother.
“We should go to France,” said Anthony beside her.
Georgina turned to her husband and chided playfully, “And perhaps we shall, but hush. This moment is not ours.”
“Yes, my lady,” he said, and she shook her head fondly at him. She returned to her brother. “What else does it say?”
“He has yet to forgive himself for keeping it from us. But he implores my forgiveness.” Colin shut the letter and put it away. “He will never love another woman,” added Colin, “and he implores that I write back.”
The room filled with precious silence as they all took this in.
Perched on the edge of his seat, Charles listened as he twirled a ring on his thumb. “And will you?” He inquired of his brother-in-law turned friends.
All heads turned to Colin with bated breath.
Her brother said nothing for so long that she wondered if he had heard Charles’ question. It was all in his hands now, the completion of their healing. Their new step into a fulfilled and happy future, free of the burden of the past.
Georgina watched her brother as he considered the question. Anthony’s hand was clasped gently on her back; comforting, reassuring. She leaned against his touch; he was all she would ever need.
He and their daughter, Sarah. They were her life. And she would be happy as long as they remained by her side.
Colin drew in a deep breath, and the entire room seemed to sigh with him. “Perhaps I shall,” he said as he picked up his best friend’s letter again and smoothed the creases from it. “Perhaps I shall.”
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Georgina, mourning her sister, Sarah, and believing a lie, attempts to seek revenge on Anthony. However, their fake betrothal results in love. Their HEA is thwarted by the uncertainty of the identity of the father of Sarah’s stillborn baby. However, the truth heals all. Great story!
I am so glad you liked it, dear Ann!
So glad Georgina found out the truth before she really lost Anthony
I didn’t have a choice, dear Gwen. True love must always win!
Georgina thinks Anthony is responsible for her sisters death.To revenge her she decides to trap him in a bethroal that Anthony is not aware of.They both are attracted to each other.The suspense is revealed in the end(the real person responsible for sis death)touching story.Loved the book .
I am very happy you liked it, dear Manisha!
I loved this story and the events of Anthony and Georgiana. It would have flowed better without the typos and left out words.
Thank you so much for your feedback, dear Sylvia. I am glad you liked the story and I will raise the issues with my editing team.
I liked book.It was suspenseful and intreging.. I enjoyed the characters,,they were well developed. The epilogue completed the story. It was nice to know what happened to James. I would recommend this book to others. Keep up the good work!
Dear Anna, thank you so much for your kind words! I’m so happy to know you enjoyed the story so much!
Enjoyed this book very much. I had to finish it on the same day. It was good that James was eventually forgiven for not owning up in the beginning and creating all this drama between the couple.
Hello my dear Eva, thank you for your sweet comment! I am so happy you enjoyed the book!
Wonderfully written first time reading this author’s books will certainly purchase more couldn’t put it down .
Hello my dear Jennifer, thank you for your sweet comment! Thank you for following along on my writing journey!
Loved this book
Hello my dear Nellie, I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for your support!
I enjoy your book. Couldn’t put it down to I finished. It was a sequel to his best friend Jasper’s story which I enjoyed also. Your a good story teller
Hello my dear Kathleen, thank you so much for your sweet message! It really made my day!