Dukes Are Forever by Anna Harrington

Author:Anna Harrington [Harrington, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Historical
ISBN: 9781455534036
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

In the drawing room, Kate busied herself by arranging the newly delivered furniture and sorting through all the goods still to be unpacked in the crates. But her eyes kept straying to the velvet sofa in the corner, her mind replaying what Edward had told her about it. Although she tried to breathe normally, her heart still raced, and her body pulsed electric at the brazen way she’d given herself to him right there on the desk. The same way she planned on giving herself to him tonight on that sofa.

She laughed shamelessly, her hand flying up to her mouth. They hadn’t even removed their clothes!

He’d called her wanton, and perhaps she was. But if being wanton made a woman feel this good, this happy, well, it was an absolute wonder that the entire female population of England wasn’t cornering off men to demand they turn them wanton.

And it was all because of Edward. She craved him, so much so that she’d just begged him to possess her and willingly admitted to becoming his.

His. His hands on her body, his weight pressing delectably down on her, his manhood stroking inside her—she’d not only wanted to submit, she’d enjoyed the surrender. And she wanted nothing more at that moment than for him to possess her again until she was once more powerless within his arms.

Her whole life she’d never understood how her mother could love her father so faithfully, despite the terrible way he treated her, the abuse he’d heaped upon her. Why had Mama surrendered her life’s freedom to become his wife? And why had she remained faithful, even knowing he never loved her in return?

But now Kate knew. She’d experienced for herself the rush of feelings that made a woman want to sacrifice her freedom for a man.

Yet she wouldn’t make the same mistake her mother had. She would never marry a man who did not love her, and she wasn’t naïve enough to believe that Edward held feelings for her. The idea of marriage was terrifying enough by itself, but to add to it all she stood to lose…Brambly, her medicine, her heart. If her husband decided to take it from her, there would be nothing she could do to stop him.

With Edward, there had been no talk of marriage, and she was glad of it. Even if he had asked, she would have refused. But an invitation to London was a far cry from a marriage proposal, and so she would go with him because she couldn’t bear the idea of denying herself that time with him, even if she could see no future for them beyond the end of the season. For all that he’d promised to protect her and made being in his arms so very special, Edward did not love her.

Her chest squeezed, hollow and desolate. But could he ever?

“Katherine.”

At the sound of Edward’s deep voice behind her, her heart leapt as hope surged through her. Perhaps, just perhaps, he was beginning to care after all.

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