All About Love by Stephanie Laurens

Author:Stephanie Laurens
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction.Historical
ISBN: 9780380812011
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1999-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Phyllida woke. She lifted her lids; through the nearby window she could see the sky. A gray light washed over the darkness, presaging dawn, but dawn was not yet here.

Her lids fell; she snuggled deeper into the warm cocoon of the covers. Every muscle in her body felt stretched, released. The heavy arm across her waist was comforting.

She half sat up with a jerk—or would have, but that hairy arm tensed and held her down.

Lying on her side, she sent her senses searching. Lucifer lay sprawled on his stomach alongside her, one arm flung over her. And he was awake. And naked. And so was she. Escaping this while maintaining her composure was not going to be a simple matter.

Unfortunately, rack her brains though she did, she could recall no teachings on the etiquette of leaving a gentleman’s bed. If he’d been asleep, she’d have slipped away—and worried about meeting him face-to-face later. Fully clothed, she’d have managed with tolerable calm.

But naked? With him naked beside her?

If she lay there thinking about it anymore, she’d end in a witless panic. She turned; his arm slid over her waist. On her back, she glanced sideways at his face, half buried in the pillow. “I have to go.”

Only one of his eyes was visible; it opened and regarded her—far too intently for her liking.

“You haven’t yet told me what you were looking for, which is presumably why the murderer is after you.”

“It’s not, but it’s nearly dawn. I have to get through the wood and into the Grange. If you call later this morning, I promise I’ll tell you everything.”

He didn’t lift his head—he just shook it. He looked stunningly handsome with his black hair rumpled; had she done that? Her fingers itched.

“I was going to come and interrogate you this morning, but the present situation has a great deal to recommend it in terms of extracting information.”

She frowned. “What do you mean?”

“I mean that you won’t be leaving this bed until you’ve told me all.”

“Don’t be silly—I have to leave before your household gets up. You won’t want your servants to know I’m here.”

Lucifer shrugged. “If you don’t mind, why should I?” He was going to marry her; in the circumstances, everyone would turn a blind eye.

She stared at him, blank-faced, then her eyes flashed. “Well, I do mind!”

She tried to push his arm from her. He sighed and turned—and drew her into his arms. She quieted. He rolled her until she lay on her side, all but nose to nose with him, his arms locked around her, her legs tangled with his, his erection pressed to her soft belly. He looked into her eyes. “In that case, you’d better start talking.”

Her expression was impossible to read; only her dark eyes, still wide, still lustrous with lingering satiation, showed her awareness of his state. Of his unstated threat. Her lips firmed, obstinate to the end.

He held her gaze and waited, while the sun rose.

Phyllida capitulated. “I’ve been searching for a packet of letters.

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