Duchess by Day, Mistress by Night (Rebellious Desires) by Reid Stacy

Author:Reid, Stacy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Scandalous, historical, historical romance, Stacy Reid, regency, forbidden romance, alpha hero, accidental pregnancy, fling, agreement, protector, redemption, different classes, London
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

Rhys watched Georgiana as she slept. Her hair spilled like a curtain of obsidian silk across the sheets. She was curled on her side, lightly resting against his stomach. He was sitting up on the bed, his back braced against the headboard, one of his knees drawn up and the other stretched out in a tangle of her feet and the silken sheets.

He’d exhausted her. Hell, he’d exhausted himself, taking her several times. She had been like an innocent, and he felt like a corrupter recalling all the luscious things he’d demanded of her. She had fallen into slumber, and he had been reluctant to disturb her. It was less than an hour till dawn, and he needed to slip away. He’d promised discretion.

He ran his finger down her cheek, and she did not stir. She looked so peaceful; he was glad he had given her that. The fear that had bled from her earlier had vanished. Rhys would ensure all threats to her and her son would be removed. He didn’t want to examine why it was so important to him that she felt secure and safe from worry.

The small sounds of contentment she made in her sleep soothed him. The way her lashes fluttered against her cheeks entranced him. She was such delightful company, intelligent and savvy, yet there was a sweetness she couldn’t hide. He liked her at his side. Unusual that. He was so used to being alone in the world he’d carved for himself plotting and watching, waiting for the sins of people to make their way into his arsenal. His sisters and mother had no idea of his reputation in the underworld, only knowing he was a businessman with several profitable investments. The duchess knew the thin veneer of gentlemanlike qualities he showed to the world was just that, a facade. Yet she had given herself to him so unreservedly, with such passion. He had the unnerving desire to find out what made her happy and simply lay all her hidden desires at her feet.

Perhaps this was what obsession felt like.

Georgiana stirred languidly against his chest. Her eyes fluttered open. She smiled with unconcealed pleasure. “Hello,” she murmured sleepily.

“Georgiana,” he replied.

Her eyes were drowsy, slumberous, staring up at him with an inescapable hunger.

“The dawn is breaking.”

Her gaze slashed toward the wide windows overlooking the palatial lawns of the estate. “So it is.”

This moment without passion almost felt awkward. He’d never had an attachment before and hardly knew where to start. “I’ll be leaving soon.”

She slid up in the bed, dragging the sheets with her, hiding her nakedness from him. His duchess leaned against the headboard, combing her fingers through her tangled hair, the gesture nervous and unexpected. She darted him a quick, searching glance. “Rhys, I cannot thank you for what you did for me. I—”

He pressed a finger to her lips. “You already thanked me.”

“It is not enough.”

His hand framed her cheek, his thumb running over the slightly swollen curve of her lips. “It is.

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