Master of Her Virtue by Lee Miranda

Author:Lee, Miranda [Lee, Miranda]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780263234459
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

VIOLET WOKE TO the sound of knocking. It took her a second or two to realise she was alone, in her bed at Joy’s place, and it was Joy knocking on her door.

‘Violet, are you alive or dead in there, girl? Answer me or I’m coming in.’

‘I’m alive,’ she called back. ‘Just not very awake.’

‘Well, it’s going on eleven-thirty, so I think you’ve slept in long enough. I’ve just made a pot of tea, so how about getting up and telling me all about your night?’

Violet smothered a groan as vivid memories from her night with Leo flashed into her mind. Had that really been her doing all those things, things which she had thrilled to at the time but which now seemed incredible? Whatever Leo had wanted her to do, she’d done. Willingly.

But her willingness to please him had little to do with love, Violet now accepted. Not even remotely. Leo had been right. It hadn’t been love which had driven her to obey his every command and demand. It had been need, the need to once again climb that tantalising mountain of sexual tension, to wallow in the breathless and sometimes torturous moments as one balanced on the edge before falling off into the glorious abyss.

If truth be told, she still would have been there, in that hotel-room bed, if Leo hadn’t called a halt around two in the morning. Initially Violet had argued with him, saying she didn’t have to go yet. But he had taken no notice of her, ordering her to get dressed pronto if she wanted him to drive her home. Which of course she had. But it had proved an awkward drive, any conversation confined to Leo asking for directions and Violet answering him.

She hadn’t been able to believe the change in him. Where was the warm and passionate lover she’d been with for the past few hours? Suddenly, he’d been cold. Cold and uncommunicative. When they’d parked outside Joy’s place and he’d turned off the engine, there’d been no kiss goodnight, just a stiff, ‘Good bye, Violet.’ At which point Violet had totally lost it, telling him he was acting like some heartless cad, even though she knew he was nothing of the kind.

Which was when she’d guessed what his problem was.

‘There’s absolutely no need for you to feel guilty!’ she stormed at him. ‘What we did tonight was wonderful. I loved every moment of it. I refuse to let you fly off back to London believing that you’ve done something wicked. Because you haven’t. I wanted to lose my virginity, and I wanted to lose it with you. I’ll remember tonight for the rest of my life!’

‘That’s very sweet of you to say so, Violet. Thank you,’ he added. ‘Now it’s time you went in. It’s very late. I’ll call you tomorrow before my flight takes off.’

‘You promise?’ She practically begged him, which in hindsight was not a wise way to act. Leo had already expressed concern over her falling in love with him.

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