Earl of Scarborough by Collette Cameron

Author:Collette Cameron
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2019-11-25T18:30:00+00:00

Ansley shouldn’t have smiled at Willow when she caught him admiring the seductive swing of her slim hips. But she had the most deliciously rounded bum, and when she walked… Well, any breathing man who wasn’t blind couldn’t help but appreciate the graceful, tantalizing sway.

And here, he’d stupidly been congratulating himself on his self-control these past weeks. He slipped his hand in his pocket, gripping the worn stone between his thumb and fingers. It occurred to him, of late, the act had become more habit than actual need.

Mayhap, it was time, after two decades, to put the stone aside.

By adhering to his usual routines, which oddly, had deviated several times without causing him a great amount of stress, he’d been able to keep their relationship professional thus far.

Until the household had moved to Fawntonbrooke. He’d been at home much more often since, seeing her several times a day as she went about one task or another, her movements svelte and graceful.

What glorious strawberry-blonde hair was not concealed beneath that hated cap, was silky temptation. She hummed while she worked, frequently swaying to whatever tune ran through her mind, and he couldn’t help but envision her in his arms as they danced. He was an accomplished dancer though he seldom partook.

His yearnings and imaginations mattered naught. It simply wouldn’t do to allow his lust to entice him into doing something he’d regret. Something unconscionable. Impulsive. Rash.

Ansley Cecil Huxley Twistleton, Earl of Scarborough, did not act impetuously.

I offered employment to a woman I didn’t know. One doesn’t get much more impetuous than that.

Truly, he hadn’t retained her for any purpose other than his housekeeper. But he’d also known from that day in the coffee house, keeping his desire in check for this delectable woman would be a bloody challenge.

Willow Harwood was a virtuous woman.

Acutely mindful that should she become aware of his inappropriate desire for her, she very well might give notice, he’d tempered his carnal cravings. Not easily, by damn. She would not encourage an illicit relationship and compromise her reputation any more than it already had been.

She had plans. To save enough money to sail out of his life. To America and become the teacher England had denied her. That knowledge left him bereft. As if a cleaver had hacked his heart from his chest and tossed the organ into a raging fire.

The problem was, he’d been without a woman far too long, and she made his blood run feverishly hot. Nevertheless, that wasn’t a viable excuse. He did not dally with his servants. The logical thing to do would be to slake his lust on a willing partner, but he’d no interest in another.

Never a rogue or philander, he found casual sexual encounters distasteful.

More frequent of late, resisting Willow’s intoxicating allure had proven ever-more difficult. Like an idiot, he’d subjected himself to more torture by consulting her on matters that had nothing whatsoever to do with his household’s operation, simply to be in her presence.

To hear her melodious voice. To inhale her fresh lemon and peony scent.

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