Despite her embarrassing first meeting with Lydia, Anna quickly came to love the beautiful Englishwoman. Lydia was sweet and quick-witted, and once she grew comfortable around Anna, she became quite entertaining. As they stood in the dress shop, she regaled Anna with tales of the Kincade brothers until both of them were laughing so hard they had to wipe tears from their eyes.
It filled Anna’s heart with a quiet, brightly burning joy to hear tales of Aiden and his brothers and the adventures and often amusing trouble they found themselves in. These were stories she hoped to hear Aiden tell her someday as they learned more about each other.
trouble“They destroyed a taproom during a brawl?” Anna asked as Lydia began another story. She stood on a small dais surrounded by mirrors, trying to i
