Temptations of a Duke's Daughter (The Duchess's Investigative Society Book 2) by Samantha Holt

Author:Samantha Holt [Holt, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Helstone Press
Published: 2021-06-06T23:00:00+00:00

Valentine cursed under his breath when he entered the room and eyed the singular bed. It offered a temptation he did not want to think about. Perhaps he should sleep in the stables.

The narrow bed could sleep two—just about. A rickety chair occupied the corner of the room that barely allowed him to stand straight with the slant of the eaves. Nothing about its sparse furnishings from the roughly crafted clothing chest to the poorly stitched embroidery hanging at a slant on the wall above the bed invited one to enjoy a night here.

But he did not want to leave Chastity alone in a place like this, no matter how much she’d charmed all the patrons. Some might be too charmed and seek her out.

He shut the door firmly, his decision fortified. No way was he letting anyone get near her. He drew the threadbare curtains shut after lighting the several candles scattered about the room.

“You cannot just—”

He turned to face her and smirked.

Her eyes flared. “Must you smirk at me like that.”

“Forgive me. How should I smirk at you?”

“How about you do not smirk at all? I do not see what is so amusing about this.”

“I am amused because you could not wait two minutes before arguing with me.”

Hands to her hips, she fixed him with a look. “You do make it easy. Especially when you come barging in here, dragging me away as though I am some stray wife who has run away from you.”

“Would you run away from me?”

“Of course.”

She lied. He heard it in the catch of her voice. While she’d been spouting these furious words at him, she moved closer, lifting her chin.

The memory of their kiss surfaced, the one where they had argued much like before he suddenly swept her up, crushing his lips to hers. It had been wild and improper and unexpected…and he wanted to do it again.

So did she. He saw it in the slight part of her lips and the way color rose high on her cheeks and down her neck.

“I thought you harmed,” he reminded her. “I feared you kidnapped or dead somewhere. That was the reason for my behavior and I make no apologies for it.”

“I-I do not want an apology. I just—” She frowned and glanced to the floor. “I am my own woman.” She said this as though she had been forced to remind many a person of such a thing.

He didn’t need reminding. Her independence, determination, and courage were some of the traits he admired about her. He issued a harsh curse. “You drive me to the edge, Chastity.”

Her chest rose and fell in the periphery of his vision. “I do not intend to.”

“No. But you do.”

“You…” She released a long, audible breath. “You do something to me too.”

Goddamn it.

He answered by gripping her face in his hands and pulling her up to meet him, his mouth covering hers, hot and desperate.

Her breath hitched and she kissed him back just as ferociously, pressing herself hard against him, wrapping her arms about him and gripping his hair.

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