Sleeping Beau by Lila DiPasqua

Author:Lila DiPasqua
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fairy Tales
Published: 2015-12-11T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Catherine’s mouth fell agape. She clamped it shut the moment she realized Adrien was stalking toward the door.

“Wait!” she called out.

To her relief, he stopped abruptly and turned around.

Flustered and suddenly afraid, she marched up to him. “Why not?” She gestured toward the bulge in his breeches. “You are clearly interested.”

“I don’t want a woman who is intent on playing a martyr in bed. I told you, I have no intention of telling the King or anyone about what happened between us. I came here for answers. You supplied them. The matter is done. Laid to rest. So, if you want sex, Catherine, say so. If you’d like to indulge in carnal pleasures with me for the next few days, be honest about it. I’ll not entertain any more deceptions or denials from you. Speak to me of desire and I am interested. Speak to me of this ridiculous martyrdom, and I will direct my ‘interest’ elsewhere.”

“All right! Yes, I desire you,” she blurted out.

He crossed his arms. “Go on.”

He wasn’t going to make this easy, was he? “I have always desired you. From the moment I saw you across the Grand Salon at the masquerade that night, I . . . craved you. You stirred a hunger in me. I am famished for more. I’ve yearned for you countless nights. I want you to be my lover. I want to revel in all the carnal delights you can bestow. I want to know what I missed in my marriage bed and what I will miss in the next. Is that honest enough for you?”

His sinfully tempting mouth lifted in a smile. “It is an excellent start.” He removed his justacorps and tossed the knee-length coat carelessly to the floor. “Here are the conditions for our interlude of bliss—”

“Conditions?”

He tilted her chin up with his strong warm fingers. “My conditions are as follows: You will give me carte blanche in bed. You will let me have you as often as I want, any way I choose, without reservation or inhibitions getting in the way. Agreed?”

A thrill rippled down her spine. “Agreed.”

Smiling, he pulled her up against his large sculpted body. “Good. This is a perfect time to begin, wouldn’t you say?”

She flattened her palms on his chest. “Wait.”

“Wait?”

“I haven’t given you my conditions.”

“Your conditions?” He asked the question as though no one had ever given him any.

“Yes. They are as follows: You will give me carte blanche in bed. You will let me have you as often as I want, any way I choose, without reservation or inhibitions getting in the way.”

He burst into laughter. “Ah, Catherine, you are a delight. I am very much looking forward to the next few days, my spirited lady. It seems we are in accord.” He lowered his head for a kiss.

She pressed her fingers against his lips, arresting his descent. “I’m not through. In addition, you will be all mine. For five days, there will be no other woman. Just me.”

The astounded look on his handsome face was darling.

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