Tempted By The Night by Tempted By The Night

Author:Tempted By The Night
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-01-27T01:45:25+00:00

Hermione’s words hit like a cannon ball, and the earl reacted as if it had landed at his feet.

He backed away from her. “You wished for what?!”

“To know all your secrets,” she repeated. That wasn’t the entire truth, but given the outraged look on his face, and the frisson of fear running down her spine, she stilled her tongue from telling him the rest.

Besides, she wasn’t ready to reveal hers. Not anytime soon.

“How could you wish for that sort of thing? Why, discovering a man’s secrets could take a lifetime.”

A lifetime? “Oh, dear,” she whispered. “I hadn’t thought of that.”

“Apparently not,” he shot back, his hand swiping through his hair. He paced back and forth in front of her.

Hermione drew back her toes for fear of having them trod on. “In my defense, I believe I only meant to learn the important ones.”

“Such as?”

“Well, I would have thought discovering who you are, or rather what you are, and well…” Her cheeks grew hot again and she tripped over her tongue as she tried to say it. “Being with you…in your…”

“If you are going to make these wishes, you better damned well be able to say it. Sex. We were having a tumble, a bit of fun.”

“Yes, that,” she replied, the sting of his blunt words leaving her tiffed. A tumble? Of all the cheek! She’d have this wretched ring on her hand for the rest of her life if that was all she garnered. “I would have thought that would have done the trick, but it is still on tight.” She held out her hand to him, but then remembered he couldn’t see it.

Meanwhile, the earl paced about the room.

Hermione retreated behind the chair. “I don’t understand what has you in this state.”

Rockhurst whirled around, finger wagging anew. “You wished yourself into my life. Without my permission.”

“You didn’t seem to mind a little while ago,” she shot back, her temper getting the better of her, “when you were tumbling me.” Hermione tried to stop herself, but she was in a pique now. “And if you would but look at it from my point of view, this is entirely your fault—”

“Is this about your demmed slippers again—”

“Oh, bother my slippers—”

“I’ll buy you an entire shopful,” he finished, his hands waving in the air.

Hermione eased around him and gathered up her gown and boots. “Perhaps it would be better if I left,” she offered. Then she made the mistake of brushing past him.

“Oh, no,” he said, catching hold of her. “No, you aren’t going anywhere. Not until sunrise. Until I know all your secrets, my little mistress of the shadows.”

All her secrets? That would never do. For then he’d discover who she was, and Hermione couldn’t bear that. To see the disappointment on his face? To no longer be his “Shadow”? His minx. But merely Lady Hermione Marlowe, and one of those Marlowes to boot.

No. She wasn’t about to reveal anything. Not yet. So she tried to shake herself free, but he wasn’t letting go.

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