An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera

Author:Adriana Herrera
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-03-13T17:53:17+00:00

Fifteen

“Send a tray of refreshments to my sitting room, Laurent.” Cora had barely managed to get her coat and hat off before pressing a hand to Manuela’s lower back and practically running into the house. “And tell Juliette that I won’t need her tonight. I am not to be disturbed until I call for breakfast.”

“Of course,” the stoic man said, as if this wasn’t the first time she’d ever brought a woman home in the decade they’d been in Paris.

“This way.” Cora ushered a quiet Manuela to her rooms. She’d been subdued in the last few minutes of the ride, but now she was very alert, looking around the room with open curiosity.

“Is that Celia Castro’s work?” she asked, demanding Cora’s attention as they made their way down the hallway leading to her rooms.

Cora stopped, smiling at Manuela’s weakness for a pretty painting. Even when the urgency to get this woman into her bed was practically propelling her across the house, she was charmed. Manuela didn’t just appreciate art, she was fueled by it. There wasn’t a painting or a sculpture, she didn’t give her full attention once she was in front of it. Even at the Rapp Gallery when she’d been so disappointed by their treatment of her work, she’d patiently perused every piece with Cora. Made observations, answered questions. Manuela was irreverent in almost every way, but she had deep respect for artists and their work. Cora, in turn, respected that quality in her.

“Her shadow work is truly exquisite.”

“Sweetheart,” Cora whispered, before leaning in to kiss the bare apple of her shoulder, “I cannot overstate how enticing I find your passion for art.” She let her tongue flick over the place she’d kissed, eliciting a delicious shiver from Manuela. The reaction made Cora’s own body respond intensely. Her hands shook with the need to touch more. “But right now, you cannot expect me to reasonably carry any conversation that doesn’t involve the quickest way to get you out of all these clothes.” There was a giggle and then a sweet little moan when Cora nibbled softly on that beautiful brown skin.

“Won’t someone catch us?” Manuela asked, not quite concealing her eagerness, as she offered more of her neck for Cora to kiss.

“We won’t see another human until I call for them,” Cora assured her, before lowering her mouth to the pulse point at the base of Manuela’s throat and sliding her tongue over the dip there. “In fact, I could undress you right here in this hallway, and no one would know.”

“But surely they could hear us,” princess persisted, her breaths coming in quick, agitated spurts now.

“You like the idea of my maid hearing you scream for me, princess?” Another one of those delicious moans escaped Manuela, making Cora’s head spin. God but she was everything she’d ever dreamed of. “Mm, this is not how I imagined bedding a duchess would be.” Cora paused at that and lifted her gaze to Manuela’s face. The smile on her princess’s

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