Charming a Rake by G.L. Snodgrass

Author:G.L. Snodgrass
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2018-02-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Nathanial’s heart jumped as his arms wrapped themselves around her. Be careful, he thought. She is as fragile as a summer daisy.

Does she even know what he hoped would happen tonight? Or was she hear simply to be kissed. Simply to be held. Surely, she could not be aware of what he hoped would happen.

Her arms had snaked their way around him, “Oh, Nathanial,” she moaned as she pulled him closer.

He leaned back away from her lips and stared down into her eyes.

“Are you sure?” he asked, desperately praying that she would not change her mind.

Staring back up at him, her eyes cleared as she focused on him.

“One night,” she said. “That is all I ask. One night, I promise I will never ask for more.”

“And If you become with …” he started, unable to finish the words.

“It is not the right time,” she assured him as she leaned forward to resume their kiss.

But he held back, still studying her. “And your future? If anyone learns, you will be ruined. You are a Lady. An Earl’s daughter. I am but a trader’s son.”

“One night,” she said. “No one will ever learn. I have no desire to marry. So, I am safe.”

He stared back at her, his gaze locked on hers as a silent message traveled back and forth between them, A message of passion, of need, and of a desperate want.

He was lost. It was as if a pent-up water behind a dam had been released as he swept her up into his arms. One arm cradling her back, the other slipping under her knees. Holding her next to his chest, afraid to ever let go.

She squealed, then quickly bit her lip as if she feared the sound of her own voice. “What are you doing?” she whispered.

“Taking you to my bed,” he said with an animalistic smile.

She stared back at him for a long moment, then smiled up at him with a hint of the passion to come. Yes, he thought, this was a woman to share a night with.

Carrying her up the stairs, he smiled down at her.

“I can walk,” she said with a hint of exasperation.

“I know, but this is so much more fun,” he answered as he kicked his bedroom door open.

He really should have made better preparations, he thought. But he had been afraid to tempt fate, hadn’t he?

The room was cloaked in shadow, the silver moon providing just enough light to see the bed. Perhaps she would prefer it darker. Should he pull the drapes closed? Something to help her modesty.

Ignoring his regrets, he slowly made his way across the room and gently laid her on the bed.

I need her, he thought. More than I have ever needed anyone.

Quickly removing his Jacket, he tossed it onto the chair and just as quickly pulled his shirt up over his head. Standing there bare-chested, the night air reminded him that he had not started a fire. Would she be cold? he wondered.

Reaching down he began to remove his boots, then glanced up to find Alice staring at him, her eyes as big as saucers.

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