Savage Deception (Liberty's Ladies) by Vinet Lynette

Author:Vinet, Lynette [Vinet, Lynette]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Steel Magnolia Press
Published: 2013-06-14T21:00:00+00:00

12

In the full light of day, Tanner and Diana finally got up and began to eat the hearty breakfast left for them outside of the door by Cammie. The house had long been quiet, the party ending, Diana learned, shortly after she’d rushed into her room last night. Tanner had immediately ordered everyone out — even Gabriella, who left in a snit on the arm of a British officer.

Tanner lounged on the bed while he ate, naked and without so much as a sheet to cover him. It never ceased to amaze Diana how comfortable he was with his own body. She, however, wore a robe. She told him she was chilly, but in reality she still felt shy in front of him.

Diana sat next to him and ran her fingers along the broad planes of his back. “What are these scars from?” she asked, concern in her eyes. “Were you whipped at one time?”

His muscles stiffened beneath her fingers for an instant before relaxing. “Yes, a very long time ago, a time best left forgotten.”

Her lips silently planted tiny kisses along the whip lines before saying, “I know how much it must have hurt. I remember … the crop.”

Tanner instantly gathered her to him and stroked her hair. “Kingsley is dead, Diana. You must forget him and what he did to you.”

“I have forgotten him, for the most part.” She hesitated a moment. “Still, sometimes I dream about him and he seems very real, very menacing. Lately I have this strange feeling that he’s more alive than ever — and I get so frightened.”

“Kingsley won’t hurt you again. He is dead, sweetheart. Nothing will hurt you now that you’re my wife.”

Diana wrapped her arms around his neck and inhaled his musky scent. She smiled up at him. “I want to return to Briarhaven, our home.”

Tanner’s hold tightened around her waist. “Ah, Diana, I do, too, but my father…”

“It’s time you made peace with one another. Harlan is an old and sickly man. This would be the perfect way to begin the new year. Please forgive him. You’re all he has.”

Tanner nodded. “I know that, but I’m not Kingsley, and he better not expect me to be.”

“He doesn’t, and I’m glad you aren’t Kingsley, so very glad.” Their lips met and a fierce yearning once more filled them. Both couldn’t help but wonder if their lovemaking would always be filled with fire.

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