02 - Borrowed Dreams by May McGoldrick

Author:May McGoldrick
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2003-05-31T23:00:00+00:00

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With the door to the bedchamber left open and a dozen candles burning brightly on every table and shelf, Millicent tried to dispel all appearances of intimacy in the room as she prepared herself for the task ahead. Following her instructions, the valets had dressed Lyon in a nightshirt with wide sleeves and deposited him on the bed.

While John was still in the room, Millicent applied the ointments to her husband’s right arm and changed the dressing on his burn, which was healing beautifully. But the short, stocky servant theed to be dismissed, and Millicent was left alone to apply Ohenewaa’s ointments to the rest of Lyon’s partially dressed body.

By the time she was finished spreading the healer’s ointment on one of Lyon’s legs, her face was on fire, and she was drenched with sweat.

“Why not just call in the bloody household to chaperon us while you are doing this?”

She gave him a startled look. “I don’t know what you mean.”

“Really?” He lifted his chin challengingly. “You have been nervous since dinner when you thanked me for Gibbs's deciding to accept your offer to make him steward.”

“You took me on your lap and kissed me.”

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