Bought: The Penniless Lady by Deborah Hale

Author:Deborah Hale
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Historical
ISBN: 9780263875997
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-01-01T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Artemis hadn’t wanted to leave him. Hadrian savored that thought as sleep overcame him. He savored her response to his kiss as well. It had mingled ripe promise with touching innocence in a way that made him want her more than ever. After that kiss and her parting words, he was convinced she wanted him, too.

So what was holding her back? Why had she told him she must leave, against her obvious inclination to stay? Was it pride, not wanting to back down from her earlier profession that she had no interest in consummating their marriage? Or had something made her fear a man’s attentions?

He knew so little about her and understood even less. Part of him was inclined to resent that, after everything she’d discovered about him and none of it to his advantage. But his foremost reaction was tantalized curiosity. He longed to peel back her proud, proper facade every bit as much as he would like to unbutton one of her dark, dowdy gowns to explore the soft, fragrant woman beneath.

On that most appealing thought, he released his stubborn hold on consciousness and let himself slide into slumber.

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