Deceived by a Duke by Knightley Erin

Author:Knightley, Erin [Knightley, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Five

Libby’s stomach dropped to her toes at the look in Philip’s eyes. She couldn’t have turned from him for anything, nor could she have tugged her hand away. She nodded slowly, her mouth suddenly dry. “All right then,” she murmured, her voice breathy even to her own ears. She swallowed before trying again, this time working to infuse a teasing note into her words. “I suppose we can still be friends.”

Even as she said it, being friends was the very last thing on her mind. At that exact moment, she was thinking of what it would be like to be kissed by this man. To feel his arms wrap around her and pull her tight against him. To hold her breath as he lowered his lips to hers and to learn for herself if he tasted as good as he smelled.

His sudden earnestness had called to something deep inside her. She may be young and properly chaste, but she’d seen a real kiss before. She’d seen the way passion could ignite, consuming a couple so thoroughly that the rest of the world ceased to exist. It was something she yearned to experience, even if she knew such a thing would be breaking the rules outside of a proposal, at the very least.

But wasn’t she here to break a few rules?

Oblivious to her thoughts, Philip flashed a smile that made her heart pound all over again. “Excellent. I should be bereft without my interpreter.” Patting her hand, he started forward, leading them around the back of the fountain and onto another path.

Rallying her wits, she managed to give a little laugh. “Somehow I doubt it. You have the sort of personality that shall persevere, no matter what.”

“That’s a rather sweeping statement to make about someone you’ve only known a week.”

“Time matters less than instinct when assessing one’s character. I don’t need to spend months with you to know you’ll always land on your feet. Where are you from, Mr. Westbrook?”

He blinked, apparently taken off guard by her change of topic. “Er, Gillingham. East of London.”

“All the way from Gillingham, east of London, to Seville, western Spain. You don’t know the language or a single person here, yet you’ve managed to get around quite well. That is the spirit of a man who knows how to make things happen.”

He chuckled, shaking his head a little incredulously. “Well, if I know how to persevere, you know how to follow through. I’m in awe of the dedication it must have taken to learn so many languages. I imagine you could do anything you set your mind to.”

Warmth infused her limbs, as if stepping into a freshly drawn bath. “I do believe that is the finest compliment I have ever received. Thank you.”

“It is the truth, Miss Abbington. And I hope you never allow anyone to tell you otherwise.”

Libby thought of her uncle and the disapproving frown he wore whenever she was near. She thought of the teachers and tutors who had frowned upon her

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