Bedchamber Games by Tracy Anne Warren

Author:Tracy Anne Warren
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2017-02-13T09:48:47+00:00

Chapter 16

Rosamund had to force herself to step out of the cab the next day, her fingers half-frozen with nerves despite the sunny, late-morning warmth. She’d nearly changed her mind about coming, barely able to sleep last night for all her vivid, fitful dreams. Nor had she managed to choke down more than a single bite of breakfast and was too anxious even for tea. Yet here she was and right on time, Lawrence’s town house looming large before her.

At least she hadn’t had to deal with Bertram when she left. Her brother had had an early appointment with a client who lived just outside the city and he’d told her he didn’t expect to return before evening. Really, matters could not have gone better if she’d arranged everything herself.

Even so, she might have turned coward now and retreated had the hack not driven away less than a minute after she arrived. Which meant there was no going back.

Not that she truly wished to call things off. Her desire for Lord Lawrence was as strong as ever—her dreams last night were testament to that. No, she supposed her reluctance all boiled down to a fear of the unknown and the knowledge that after today, nothing would ever be entirely the same again.

Turning, she looked up at the front door with its glossy black paint. As she did, it opened, revealing not the butler as expected, but Lawrence himself.

He smiled invitingly, his gold-green eyes bold and possessive even from a distance. She pulled in a breath, excitement pushing aside a measure of her nerves.

Zounds, could he be any handsomer?

She moved up the steps and inside, an answering smile on her face. He shut the door behind her and closed out the world. To her surprise, he took her into his arms despite the fact that she was dressed as a man.

“You’re here,” he said huskily.

“I am. But where are your servants?” Glancing around, she tried to pull free, but he held her in place.

“Don’t worry. I’ve given the staff the afternoon off,” he said. “Except for a kitchen maid who apparently drew the short straw on the dinner preparation and a hall boy who I was informed is confined to his bed with head cold. Otherwise we’ve got the place to ourselves.”

He leaned in for a kiss, but she stopped him with a hand to his chest. “Even so, perhaps we should wait until we’re alone.”

For a moment, she thought he was going to argue the point. Instead he lowered his arms to his sides. “Perhaps you’re right. Given the way you’re dressed, I suppose we cannot be too careful. Come along, then.”

He turned toward the stairs and started up. With her heart knocking loudly in her chest, she followed.

At the top of the landing, he turned left and led her along a corridor that was every bit as quietly sophisticated as the rest of the house. About halfway down stood a polished wooden door.

He opened it to reveal a spacious, decidedly masculine sitting room done in shades of royal blue, rich green and chestnut brown.

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