A Lady Igniting Wicked Passions: A Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel by Lucy Langton

Author:Lucy Langton [Langton, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Aaron felt as though he were free in a dangerously wild way. After his encounter with Gove and the casual assumption by the politician that he had Aaron firmly in his pocket, Aaron had felt an overwhelming urge to be with Arabella. It was, in all likelihood, the worst possible thing he could do.

When his enemies’ control over him was predicated upon his relationship with Arabella and his desire to protect her honour, why risk being seen with her or even caught with her?

Then, another thought had occurred to him and with it came the reckless feeling of liberty. Their power was based upon the assumption that he was ashamed of his relationship with Arabella. That it was something she was ashamed of too.

But what if neither of them was ashamed? What if both wanted to shout their desire for each other from the rooftops. To elope or even, he scarcely dared to think about it, to marry. Marriage would not help him in any material way. His financial dire straits would continue and he and Blakehill might even end up in a debtor’s prison.

But he would be free of the control of those who needed his shame to blackmail him. On the journey to Portman Square he had pondered the situation. Did he want to marry Helena and shun Arabella? No.

Did he want to do Gove’s political bidding at the expense of the regard of men he respected, like Flint? No. Did he want to destroy Arabella’s reputation? Of course not. But did she consider it a price she would pay in order to be with him? It was a question he could not answer.

Upon arriving at Portman Square, he had gone to the stables and bribed a worker there to carry a message to Arabella. He had already seen her father riding out and knew that only Arabella would respond to such a message. Then he had climbed to the loft and waited, not knowing precisely what he would do or say.

Arabella had made that decision for herself. He fell back into the soft bed of hay, Arabella’s body suddenly weighing him down, despite her slim frame. He felt his hands pressed against her breasts and his desire came alive in an instant.

He rose up from the straw, squeezing her breasts as he kissed her with barely contained fury.

Unable to limit his touch to one part of her, his hands roamed freely across her body. He caressed her neck, stroked her cheeks, tangled his fingers through her hair and pulled it tight in his fist. That caused her to lift her head with his hand and exposed her lovely, pale, and soft throat.

Aaron opened his mouth and then closed his lips upon her neck. He pressed his teeth in gently, then bit, making Arabella gasp but not enough to leave a tell-tale mark. He was careful, distributing his kisses and bites, never lingering too long in one place so as to bruise. Again, Arabella took matters into her own hands.

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