" So, what was it Ravenswood wanted to discuss with you privately, anyway? Or are you allowed to say?”
They walked a short distance in silence before Tristan answered. “Actually, he wanted to talk about you.”
“Me?” Dom said, surprised. “What about me?”
“He’s worried about you. About how you’ll react if Nancy ends up bearing George’s son, and you lose the estate and have to go back to running the agency again.” Tristan slanted a glance at him. “He’s not the only one.”
“I’ll be fine.” To his shock, he realized it was true. He wouldn’t be happy about it, of course, but he had learned how to cope. Compared to the first time, this was nothing. “I lost everything once and survived it well enough. I can do it again. Besides, I have a business concern that I can return to now, so it’ll be easier.”
“Not if this nonsense with Nancy means you lose Jane again, too.”
He sucked in a harsh breath. “I am not losing Jane.” The words were a vow, to himself and to her. He would do whatever it took to keep her this time. "
― Sabrina Jeffries , If the Viscount Falls (The Duke's Men, #4)