My Brown-Eyed Earl by Anna Bennett

Author:Anna Bennett
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781250100917
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Chapter TWENTY-ONE

Will would have given anything to know what Meg was thinking. When he’d climbed through her window a few hours ago, she’d been shaking with rage. And now … well, now she seemed content. Blissful, even.

She fit perfectly next to him, her lithe legs twining with his, her hand splayed over his chest. Everything about that night—at least after she’d interrogated him about his ex-mistress—had felt right and exhilarating and true. This was unchartered territory.

And it scared the hell out of him.

He wanted nothing so much as to hold her, sleep, and pleasure her once more before morning. But since there was no telling when he’d have the chance to speak with her privately again, and since he’d nearly broken his neck in order to do so, he needed to seize the moment.

“I never told you why I knocked on your door earlier tonight.”

She raised her head and arched a brow at him. “When a gentleman knocks on a young woman’s door in the middle of the night, it’s rather easy to discern his mission. I trust you accomplished yours?”

“Vixen.” He ravished her mouth with a kiss, already hungry for her again. “I confess your poor opinion of me is somewhat warranted. However, I really did want to speak with you tonight.”

“Very well,” she said, tracing lazy, swirling patterns on his chest with a fingertip. “You have my undivided attention.”

“I wish to apologize for my mother’s behavior this afternoon. And for Lady Rebecca’s. They had no right to malign you or your uncle.”

“No,” she said soberly. “They did not.”

“I do not know Lady Rebecca well, but I cannot think what possessed my mother to forget her manners.”

“I am well aware of my reputation. Your mother and Lady Rebecca simply gave voice to the unkind barbs that others only dare to whisper behind my back. I must give them credit for that.”

“They do not deserve any credit at all. But I would like to give them a chance to make amends for their deplorable conduct.”

Her finger froze mid-spiral, and she looked up at him, wary. “What do you mean?”

Christ, this wasn’t going to be easy. He sat up, and she did the same, leaning against the padded headboard. With the coverlet clutched to her chest and glorious curls tumbling around her shoulders, she was the portrait of sensuality. Damn it, he had to focus.

“I’m hosting a dinner party here, on Thursday evening. My mother and Lady Rebecca will be in attendance.”

She stiffened. “The twins and I will be sure to stay out of their way this time.”

“You misunderstand. I don’t want you to stay out of sight,” he said. “I wish for you to attend the dinner party—as my guest.”

“Will, I…” She gaped at him as though he’d lost his mind. “I think that would be a terrible idea. For many reasons.”

“I disagree. Once they have the chance to better know you, they will revise their opinions and realize the error of their ways.”

“And I thought I was naïve,” she muttered.

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