Belle and the Baron. CHAPTER 1

COULD SHE DEFEAT THE DARKNESS AND BRING HIM BACK TO LIFE? Lord Lucius Daventry had returned from the war with his face disfigured by a gunshot and had decided to live in seclusion. But upon learning that his grandfather was on the verge of death, he proposed a fictitious engagement to his neighbor, Angela Lacewood, to satisfy his grandfather's last wish. Everything was supposed to be a mere agreement, but the overwhelming passion that invaded his chest was proving difficult to contain. Lucius knew he couldn't open his heart to Angela; After all, what would such a beautiful woman want with a man like him?