Goldie and the Three Behrs by Harris Channing

Author:Harris Channing [Channing, Harris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Erotic, Adult, Menage
ISBN: 9781606013717
Amazon: B003VTZU16
Barnesnoble: B003VTZU16
Goodreads: 8578266
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand
Published: 2010-06-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

“I’m sorry, my lord. I don’t know how to play chess.” She walked past him, the soft sway of her skirts garnering his full attention. Fascinated by the pale blue silk, he continued to stare.

He didn’t know for certain what the problem with the maiden was, but he was certain it had something to do with Joseph. When women came crying to William, it was almost always due to Joseph’s whims and appetites. The bastard usually had Father’s attention. William got everything else. It left little for him. Thank God for books and chess and Julian.

“And,” she said, his attention coming to rest on her face, dipping to her mouth. It moved with such grace, the fullness of her lips almost tantalized. His gaze followed the gentle upturn of her nose before he focused on her wide, gloriously blue eyes. My, but she was lovely. She would fit nicely on Joseph’s list of conquests. “I feel I should be in town with my h—” She stopped before the dark marble of the fireplace, the soft orange glow of the flames flickering against her smooth alabaster skin. “With your brother and my father.”

Patting the seat next to him, he longed to get her closer, to smell her perfume, to feel the warmth of her. Was it wrong to want to examine her features with the eye of an artist? For despite being a woman, she would make a lovely portrait.

“Miss Locksley, why not come here, and I will show you how to play chess. It is a wonderful game.”

“My lord, I don’t know how I can concentrate. My mind, it is so full of worry.”

Edmund stood and offered her a smile. “I find if I focus upon something other than what plagues me, I come back at the problem refreshed and am better able to find the answer I seek.”

“Mine is more than a problem. It is a horrendous wrong done to me and mine. A wrong that cannot be righted.”

Again his gaze dipped to her lips. The pink rosebud was aquiver with emotion. His heart ached to ease her sorrow. He knew only too well how she felt. Used. Lonely. Sad.

“I’m certain that whatever the wrong is, William will see it righted. Of my two brothers, he is by far the most respectful of the fairer sex. He will not let you down.”

The tears she had so valiantly fought to hold back flooded over her cheeks.

“I pray you’re right. For if you’re not, I am a ruined woman.”

Edmund took two more steps forward and anxiously reached out and touched her hand. “I am right, Miss Locksley. And if I’m wrong about William’s success, I will do my utmost to see your reputation spared.”

She sniffled. “Thank you.”

“Now,” he said, heading back to the sofa, “I think we need a distraction. How about that game of chess?”

The tiniest of smiles touched her lips. “All right, but you’ll have to teach me. Chess is not something I know much about.”

“You’ll like it.

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