A Duke is Never Enough by Burke Darcy

A Duke is Never Enough by Burke Darcy

Author:Burke, Darcy
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-1-944576-63-9
Publisher: Darcy Burke Publishing
Published: 2020-02-24T16:00:00+00:00


Chapter 9

Dreaming of Marcus had made it difficult to sleep.

Yawning, Phoebe stood from the small table in her sitting room that adjoined her bedchamber and padded back to her room to get dressed. Her maid, Page, had already laid out her gown.

“Actually, I plan to go out.”

Adjusting course, Page brought a different costume and set about helping Phoebe dress. Then Phoebe sat down at her dressing table so Page could style her hair.

As Page worked, which always seemed to lull Phoebe into a state of relaxation, Phoebe’s thoughts turned to the several times she’d awakened in the night, her body warm with desire. She was desperate to know what he had in store. So much so that she was contemplating going in search of a book somewhere. There had to be something that detailed sex.

Telling him about Sainsbury had been easier than she’d imagined. Easier than telling her mother. But then Marcus had been incredibly caring and sensitive. The difference between him and Sainsbury was cavernous. It was as though they were different species.

An idea struck her. Perhaps she could call on Lavinia. As a married woman, and as Phoebe’s friend, she would probably answer her questions. And maybe even tell her where to find such a book. She had to believe Lavinia’s husband, the renowned Duke of Seduction, would know all about the written words of sex.

Phoebe blushed. Marcus had turned her into a complete wanton in the space of a day. And she couldn’t be more thrilled. This was what it meant to be independent, to be free of stupid rules and expectations. This was what it felt like to be a man.

She snorted.

Page paused in her work. “Miss Lennox? Did I hurt you?” She was young—younger than Phoebe—and sometimes a bit skittish. That trait had drawn Phoebe to hire the young woman as her personal maid after meeting her in her great-aunt’s household. Page had relaxed in the months that she’d been with Phoebe and had started to gain confidence.

“Not at all. My apologies, I was just thinking of something frustrating.”

Nodding, Page finished Phoebe’s hair and went in search of a hat and gloves while Phoebe put on her walking boots. Phoebe glanced outside at the gray day. “I hope it doesn’t rain.”

Not that she truly cared. It could thunder and rain, and she’d still be giddy.

Page brought her accessories as Phoebe stood. “You look lovely, Miss.”

She smiled at the maid. “Only because of you.”

Eager to visit Lavinia, Phoebe hurried downstairs, then came to a hard stop when she arrived at the entry hall. Standing inside as Culpepper closed the door, her mother looked pale and distraught.

“Mama,” Phoebe said, depositing her hat and gloves on a table. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s your father. We had a terrible quarrel.”

So much for visiting Lavinia. Phoebe took her mother’s gloves and hat and set them next to her own. “Culpepper, we’ll have tea in the garden room.” Then she linked her arm through her mother’s and guided her toward the back of the house.



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