An Uncommon Betrothal: Chapter Eight
Harry Sutton finally makes the proposal he came to the Foxes’ household for.
Alexos Fox is of course quite sad when the long-time butler of his household, the man who all but raised him, retires. He is not at all prepared for the old man’s replacement: his exceedingly attractive and painfully tempting nephew, Harry Sutton.
Alexos, overcome with feelings that are simply too much to repress, tries his best to avoid him, but it seems that Mr Sutton has more than his employment on his mind as he attends his new employer with keen and concentrated focus.
CWs for period-typical homophobia and repression, internalised ableism. Erotic romance. In this chapter, reference to war and injury, some eroticised threats of murder.
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Harry’s sleep that night was easy, somewhat dreamless, and quite restful.
His sleep the next night, on the other hand, was uneasy, fevered, and frequently interrupted by sudden fits and starts.
It was not for any reason in particular — he ordinarily had nightmares and did not consider them in themselves to be remarkable, but on nights…
