Page 19 of Adored

Well, holy shit.

Poe had gotten really lucky.

Finally, he had someone who loved him, and would do anything for him.

He’d found his man.

Chapter Two

The Estate

The U.K.

Same Time

Monday Mid-Morning

Truth be told, this had been exactly what Poe needed to feel human again. They saddled up Honey, and Gamble had opted to ride his beast bareback. That in itself was an adventure since Diablo had a mind of his own.

Honestly, Gamble should be fine since he was the only one Diablo would let ride him.

Together, they headed out.

It was nice to ride through the trees, and head down toward the river to enjoy the fall weather. Most of the time, it rained, but not today.

It was calm.

The little jaunt gave Poe some time to decompress. It was going to be a wild week for him. Later today, he had to go make burial arrangements, and have his family’s graves handled.

They were going to be buried with the rest of the ancestors, and beside Hemmingway.

Then, tomorrow the tea to memorialize his parents would be held for family and friends. On top of that, the other nobility would want to celebrate the Duke of Gordon changing hands.

To him.

It was a big deal to the people in that circle, and he would do anything to avoid it like the plague—including contracting the actual plague.

At least Gamble would be by his side, so that made this a coming out kind of a deal too.

Now, that, he could get behind.

His mother and father’s will said that they were to be memorialized, and that was what he would give them so that he could carry on their legacy.

He was the last Duke of Gordon, since he had no children, and there would be no more Sevilles born.

Their legacy ended with him because there was no freaking way he was knocking up a woman to get an heir.

PASS.

That shit wasn’t happening.

As they rode through the estate, it was quiet.

Honey and Diablo rode side-by-side, and the demon stallion was behaving.

For the time being.

“Where are we riding to?” Gamble asked, checking out the whole area. What he wasn’t telling Poe was that he was on duty.