Fugitive Countess by Anne Herries

Author:Anne Herries
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

‘I did not mean to cause you so much trouble. If I had stayed inside Lady Claire’s home in the first place I should not have been captured. It was foolish to walk alone, but I thought I must be safe at the house.’

‘And so you should have been. That was my fault. I should have guarded you better. It was perhaps a little foolish of you to go out alone in the circumstances, but I am not angry.’

Marietta swung her legs to the side of the bed and stood up. She gazed into his face uncertainly. ‘Are you not? I did not expect that you would come for me…’

‘You should have known I would. His Majesty ordered me to bring you to court. I was merely following orders.’

‘Oh…I see…’ Her voice trailed away. ‘I thought when you came…but that was foolish. You came for the ring, of course.’

‘Do not look like that!’ Anton said hoarsely. His need at that moment was so great that he hardly knew what he did as he reached out to take her in his arms. ‘I would have searched for you if it took me the rest of my life…’ He groaned as he held her pressed to his chest, burying his face in her hair. Why did she always smell so sweet? ‘I swore that I would never let another woman near, but you have bewitched me…’

‘No!’ Marietta pushed away from him. ‘Do not say such things. I have used no spells to bind you to me, Anton.’

‘I did not mean with witchcraft.’ Anton bent his head and kissed her. At first his lips gently brushed hers, and then the kiss intensified, becoming demanding, drawing a response from her. Her body arched into his, her arms about his neck, her fingers moving at the nape. ‘Only the magic that binds a man’s senses and makes him want a woman so much that it is agony to deny that need.’

‘Anton…’ Marietta breathed. Her eyes opened wider as she sensed his desire. Her body throbbed with need, but she was afraid to believe. ‘Do you truly want me? You want to lie with me?’

‘Yes, more than you will ever know.’ He drew away from her, his mouth loose and soft with aching desire. ‘You are tearing me apart, Marietta. I must take you to the King, but I will do everything in my power to persuade him that you are innocent of all the crimes laid at your door. I would not have you die. You must know I would give my own life to save yours.’

‘No, I should not want that…’

‘I will do everything I can. I give you my word.’

‘You can do no more…’ Marietta touched his face with her fingertips. Her body seemed to dissolve with wanting and need, moisture trickling between her thighs. Her lips parted on a soft sigh. ‘Do not torture yourself for my sake. If you are with me I shall not flinch. I am innocent. Please believe me.

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