Ruined by the Earl (Marriage by Deceit Book 3) by Ruth Ann Nordin

Author:Ruth Ann Nordin [Nordin, Ruth Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wedded Bliss Romances, LLC
Published: 2015-04-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Logan didn’t believe Melissa was having her lady’s time of month. She’d say anything to get out of their wedding night, but this was something she knew he couldn’t verify. Well, he could verify it if he really wanted, but quite frankly, he didn’t dare risk it. There was a very small chance she was telling the truth, after all. But even as he looked at her, he could tell she wasn’t ready. Her face was a little too pale and her eyes were a little too wide. A gentleman with common sense would allow her the night off, and fortunately for her, he happened to have enough sense to do so.

But even then, there was no reason why he couldn’t spend the night in the bed with her. The sooner she got used to the idea of being intimate with him, the better. There was no way he was settling for a marriage of convenience. A marriage like that might suit Lord Roderick who resented being with his wife early on, and word around White’s was that Miss Giles had been so upset with Lord Davenport when they married, he had to settle for a marriage of convenience right away, too.

Now, both gentlemen had heirs, so everything must have worked out. But they had to go through some time where they couldn’t be intimate with their wives, and quite frankly, Logan wasn’t up to such nonsense.

After Logan got ready for bed, he tested the knob on the door connecting their bedchambers. He wouldn’t have put it past her to lock it. However, she hadn’t, and this came as a pleasant surprise.

“What are you doing here?” someone asked.

For a moment, he thought it was the lady’s maid who spoke, but when he saw Melissa alone in the bed with the covers pulled up to her chin, he realized she’d asked the ridiculous question. He stared at her for a moment, wondering if it was even remotely possible she might be teasing, but her eyes were wide and her face pale. Good heavens. Of all things, he didn’t take her for a weak female who was afraid of her own shadow.

“I told you I’d be back,” he said. “Don’t you remember me telling you I’d be in bed with you tonight?”

He didn’t think it was possible, but her face turned even paler. “You took so long, I thought you changed your mind.”

“I’m your husband. Why would I change my mind about something like coming to your bed to hold you?”

“Well, you’re a cad. I wouldn’t put it past you to run off to someone else, especially since it’s my lady’s time of month.”

Noting she emphasized the last part of her reply, he grinned at her in amusement. “If I really wanted to have my way with you, I wouldn’t let a silly thing like the time of month stop me.”

She gulped and clutched the blanket tighter. “You wouldn’t?”

He laughed. “As you so eloquently pointed out, I’m a cad. I doubt cads care about the comfort of others.

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