How to Ravish a Rake by Vicky Dreiling

Author:Vicky Dreiling [DREILING, VICKY]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC027050
ISBN: 9781455510283
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2012-02-29T16:00:00+00:00

They dined on lobster, among other courses, that evening. He’d seated her next to his place at the head of the table and told her stories of his mischievous exploits at Eton. Apparently, he’d befriended Fordham and Bellingham there.

“I met Bellingham only briefly,” Amy said, “but he seems a very intense gentleman.”

“He was a devil-may-care fellow until he lost all his family to consumption four years ago.”

Amy gasped. “Oh, how awful.”

“I worried about him. The traveling helped.” Will looked at her. “It was a different world altogether, and what you leave behind sort of fades. I don’t know if that makes sense or not.”

She nodded. “I think I can understand on a lesser scale. The spring season is such a fanciful whirl, and every year when it ends, I feel a little disappointed upon returning home where the pace is so much slower. Eventually one adjusts again.” She looked at him. “It must be far more pronounced with different languages and new sights to see all the time.”

“You do comprehend,” he said. “Bell needed to focus his attention away from England and the tragedy. Otherwise, I fear he might have gone mad.”

“You are a good friend to him,” Amy said.

“Well, I had my own reasons for leaving England,” he said.

She meant to ask him what he meant, but the desserts arrived.

Will grinned. “Pistachio ices.”

After the footman left, Will spooned up the confection. “Open for me.”

“I’m not an infant who needs to be fed,” Amy said.

“No, you’re all woman,” he said. “Now open for me.”

She let him spoon the ice into her mouth. Then he captured her lips in a decadent tongue kiss. Her head was spinning from the combination of the cold confection and the warmth of his mouth.

When he lifted his mouth, his eyes held a sultry expression. He handed her the spoon, and she understood what he wanted. She spooned the dessert into his mouth as he caught the back of her head. She met his mouth and tentatively touched her tongue to his. He quickly became the aggressor. Excitement raced through her veins, and every instinct within her wanted more of his kisses, more of him.

He stood and pulled her chair back. When she rose, he gazed into her eyes, mesmerizing her. He slid one finger featherlike all along her jaw, leaving a tingling sensation. Then he offered his arm. When she clasped his sleeve, her thoughts scattered. She was all too aware of the scent of his wool coat and the strength of his arm.

“I want to change into something comfortable. May I come to your room in half an hour?” he asked. “I wish to begin courting you tonight.”

She regarded him warily. “The rules apply.”

“I will abide by them,” he said in a low voice that made her more than a little breathless. He knew exactly what he was doing, but she refused to let him win her over until he’d proven he was reformed.

“What is this sly expression?” he asked as he led her up the stairs.

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