THE DUKE’S MATCH GIRL: A Christmas Fiery Tale Novella (Fiery Tales Series) by DiPasqua Lila

Author:DiPasqua, Lila [DiPasqua, Lila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

CRACKING OPEN AN eye, Suzanne immediately realized she’d overslept.

Something she’d never done before. The sun was bright and blazing through her window.

Another warm day, no doubt.

Another night with little more than two hours of sleep.

After the evocative encounter with Leo yesterday, she’d tossed and turned, pondering his words. And becoming frustrated with herself for neglecting to ask what his mysterious third reason was for coming to see her.

It was still ridiculously niggling at her. Adding to the ever-growing list of Leo-related torments that kept her up.

And then there’s that apology…

What little repose she’d had was plagued with dreams of Leo. Hot carnal dreams where she’d given him carte blanche with her body.

Just as she had that night long ago.

And oh, how he’d utilized his natural carnal talents to bestow the most mind-melting pleasure.

Those vivid images filled Suzanne’s mind, instantly heating her blood.

She rolled onto her side and squeezed her knees together, trying to combat the scintillating throbs coming from the bud between her legs. She was hungry for the one man who knew how to feed her famished senses.

The very man she could never have and hold forever.

Lucille’s and Rosalie’s elevated voices pierced the quiet, wafting up from her shop to her second-floor bedroom. It was their commotion that had awoken her in the first place.

And, God only knew the reason, it was only escalating.

They were being far too loud for her frayed nerves.

Suzanne groaned and pulled the covers over her head, trying to drown out the noise, wanting the world outside her room to go away. Yesterday had been a dismal failure. Neither the lace merchant nor the blacksmith’s wife had had any money to pay her for their tonics, bringing the number of patients who now owed her payment to an unprecedented seven. And after three hours of trying, she’d sold the total sum of two matchsticks.

Clearly, her lucky cloak was dead.

All its wonderful luck had drained out.

The day Leo arrived.

What were the chances that he’d left for his grand château and this ordeal was over?

The door slammed open, startling her. Gaspard, sleeping on the corner of her bed, leapt to the ground with a sharp meow.

Rosalie was flushed and wringing her hands. “You’ve got to come. Right now.”

Suzanne sat up, pulling the covers to her chest. “What’s happened?”

“The entire town is here, and they are demanding to speak to you.”

“The entire town?” she repeated, skeptical. Rosalie was known to exaggerate from time to time.

“Yes! THE ENTIRE TOWN! For God’s sake, HURRY!”

*****

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