Six months, Lady Margaret."

Six months?" The dowager duchess could find no fault with the figure presented to her. Fury's either for that matter. "My goodness. At last."

"Yes. Alas, Thomas lived only just long enough to know of the great joy that was going to be his. It has been a sad time for all. But, now I am home at Ravenhurst, with this tiny reminder of him, his child, his hopefully-to-be son and heir, how can my fortunes fail to improve?"

Fury's eyes pinged ...