Tempting the Thief by Riley Cole

Author:Riley Cole
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2019-11-17T22:00:00+00:00

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Briar had expected their last day together to drag on, but it hurtled by with unsettling speed, crammed with last-minute changes to their plans for capturing the villain, or villains, as the case may be.

And now they were down to the last few hours.

Except for a moment’s panic when she woke in Nate’s arms, she considered her experiment with love play a rousing success, well worth the twenty minutes she’d spent hiding beneath his bed while his valet fussed about, helping him dress. In the end, they had waited until the family was settled around the breakfast table before Nate stood guard in the hallway while she slipped back to her own room.

One glance in the mirror had told her she looked as different as she felt. Tousled hair, swollen lips… The night’s adventure was written all over her. She had grabbed a hairbrush and made quick work of her messy curls, but nothing could smooth over the jumble of emotions rocketing around in her chest.

She felt like she’d been initiated into an exclusive club. The ceremony itself had exceeded her expectations, as had the price of membership. Unfamiliar aches and pains surfaced as she dressed. She savored each one. True pain would come later, halfway to America, if she was lucky.

Worries for another day. At the moment, they had a criminal to catch.

She and Nate were in disguise, stationed within sight of the Weeping Beech. She scratched her side where the coarse wool of her costume was cinched tight by the ties of her dirty apron. Birds chirped in the thick trees, giving voice to the golden afternoon sunlight. Hyde Park on a summer’s eve was a beautiful place, even if one was playing a destitute sweeper.

Of course, given her current mood, any place would seem glorious. Especially with Nate by her side, though their workmen’s rags did sand the edges off his sensual form.

Brooms and shears in hand, the two of them pretended to tidy the wide walkways that ran in front of the path to the Weeping Beech. Despite the uncomfortable wool, she was glad that Meena and Spencer were playing the happy couple picnicking on the hill above the drop-off point. Being so close to Nate was hard enough. Playing a loving couple would have been far too distracting today

Now she understood what Meena had been trying to tell her. Lovemaking made daily life more intimate. Her inner thighs ached a little with every step, reminding her that she’d spent the night cradling him between her legs. Every time Nate breathed, she imagined the feel of his breath on her bare skin. When he scratched his chin, she remembered the roughness of his whiskers against her breast.

She wiped a bead of sweat from the side of her face and forced herself to focus on the task at hand. They’d been in position for an hour already, awaiting Mary Smithson with the blackmailer’s payment. The villain had specified that the money be delivered to a secret spot inside the famous Weeping Beech.

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