His Christmas Match by Jane Charles

Author:Jane Charles [Charles, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-20T07:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

Noah stepped inside the drawing room where most of the guests were gathered. Many had been standing at the windows watching the chase. He didn’t realize they would have such an audience and glanced back. Could they have seen him and Rosalind by the rocks? If he strained, he could make them out in the distance, but the two of them would have been on the other side of the outcropping. Hopefully nobody had been looking in that direction. Had they, Noah believed only the tops of their heads could have been seen, if anything. Not that it mattered if they had seen them. Noah now had his answer to the question that had plagued him. Not only did Rosalind Valentine enjoy adventure and still playing in the snow, she was also full of passion. Other than the coldness of her lips when he first touched his to hers, there was nothing else chilly in her embrace.

The guests turned toward them when he entered with Miss Valentine in his arms.

“What happened?” Penelope asked.

“It is nothing,” Rosalind insisted.

“She twisted her ankle,” Noah answered and moved across the room toward the fire. Now that they were no longer running, or kissing, the damp clothing was beginning to chill his body. Both he and Rosalind needed to change. It was a shame he was not yet in a position to simply carry her upstairs, strip her, and warm her in other ways. However, he anticipated that there would be time for that in the future. He might just toss her in the snow for the pleasure of returning her to the chamber to strip her bare and heat her body in the several ways he imagined while she was upon his lap.

Demetrius stomped his boots outside and entered after them letting a wide grin display upon his face. “Dashing good time,” he said to those present.

Broadridge sniffed and settled back in a chair.

“Lord Felding,” Lady Jillian cooed as she came up to him. “You should give Miss Valentine to her brother and change before you catch your death.”

Though he could hand Rosalind to Demetrius, Noah knew it would only aggravate Lady Jillian if he held onto the young woman. Besides, he wasn’t yet ready to relinquish his hold on Rosalind. He might never be ready. “I will see her upstairs as I am going that way myself.”

“I’ll come and help Miss Valentine,” Penelope announced and led the way out the door.

Noah followed making sure to cradle Rosalind close. She was light and soft, and smelled of Lily of the Valley. “Does your ankle pain you much?”

“No,” she answered. “Though I doubt I could negotiate the stairs.

“I’ll wait for you to change and bring you back down.”

Rosalind pulled back and looked up at him. “That is not necessary, Lord Felding. I am sure my brother can do so.”

He wasn’t about to give up the opportunity to carry her a second time. “I insist,” he said quietly.

Miss Valentine frowned and studied him. She was probably

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.