Amore Et Honore

Honoring Friendship

AMORE ET HONORE

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Honoring Friendship

Colin Bridgerton sighed as the scenery from the window of the carriage swiftly pass by. He would be arriving back in London in less than five hours. He needed to let go of his avant-garde lifestyle of traveling to and fro exotic cities and far away lands. It was time to honor his friendship and to do something right.

While on his travels to Prussia, the gravest news came to him through letters from his beloved brothers and his headstrong sister.

As soon as he finished reading the letters, he immediately settled arrangements so he could begin his journey back home.

It had to be done.

He could never let her suffer.

She was too innocent, too sweet, and too pure.

As her friend, he must honor the fact that she saved him once.

And now, it was his turn.

Subconsciously, his palm touched the velvet box concealed in his coat's pocket. Removing the box carefully, he opened it.

There in the middle was an elegant ring with an emerald surrounded by tiny diamonds on a golden band.

He had it engraved, three Latin words that fit the dynamic of their relationship.

Amore et Honore.

Love and Honor.

She who loved him and he who would honor her.

It was the only way.

Sighing sadly for the possible fate of his dearest friend, he closed the box and kept it safe in his coat once again. This time around, he removed envelopes containing three letters that he has read so many times.

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August 7th, 1817

Dearest Brother,

I hope this letter finds you well. I write to you bearing the gravest news.

Our dear friend, Ms. Penelope Featherington, would most likely be trapped in an abusive marriage with a duke of age, four and fifty. Furthermore, this duke, according to Basset's men, is a sexual deviant who had already lost two wives prior. I do not wish to disclose the horrid acts this horrifying man is rumored to have done to his previous wives for it is truly a story of nightmares.

Long story short, the new Lord Featherington, that dastardly relation of Penelope, would surely coerce our friend to accept this abominable man.

My dearest brother, Eloise has come to me beseeching and in tears.

We have thought of a solution to save our dearest Penelope, but to do so, we most certainly need your help.

If you are in agreement, we want you to marry Penelope before this duke, along with her head of house, trap her into an abusive relationship that will most certainly kill her spirits.

Dearest brother, please be assured that whatever your decision, I would most certainly respect it.

Should you wish to marry Penelope, please come back to London at once.