The Captain of Her Fate by Nina Mason

Author:Nina Mason [Mason, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nina Mason Creations
Published: 2018-03-19T23:00:00+00:00

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Though Louisa mildly resented Theo’s lack of faith in her, she was determined to pass this test with flying colors. Every nerve in her body tingled as she devoted herself to the task of unbuttoning his trousers. When she finished, she left him covered and walked around to his feet to remove his boots. With considerable effort, she pulled off one, then the other.

Now for the main event…

She seized the legs of his trousers and, as she pulled them off, she met his gaze across the length of his body. “However I might react, I swear to you my desire for you is not only genuine, but considerable as well.”

He blinked and perhaps colored a little, but made no verbal response.

The stab of shock she expected did not come. Despite the warmth of the day, he wore knee-length linen drawers and woolen stockings.

As relieved as she was disappointed, she asked, “Pray, what should I do next?”

He sat up and peeled off the stocking covering his prosthesis. The part she could see consisted of two pieces of wood carved to resemble a calf and foot connected by a ball at the ankle joint. Nothing about it repulsed her in the least.

Next, he loosened the casing at the base of his drawers and drew the linen up as high as it would go. This revealed to her the top of his false leg and a portion of his bare thigh, which was covered in golden down. The severed end was encased within a leather sleeve that laced up in the manner of a corset. The sleeve connected to a ball that acted as his knee.

As he began to untie the laces, he flicked a glance at her. “I caution you, what you are about to see is far from pretty.”

“I should like to see it all the same…if for no other reason than to prove you wrong.”

“Wrong about what, pray?”

“Both of us. For I believe we are each worthier than you are inclined to believe.”

He said nothing as he continued to work and, when the false leg was off, he set it aside. There was a sock of sorts covering the end of what remained of his right leg. As she knelt beside him, she felt afraid. What if it was more terrible than she imagined? What if she swooned at the sight? While she might be able to disguise revulsion, she could hardly hide fainting away.

Heart pounding, she braced herself for the worst as he pulled off the sock. To her horror, she expelled a laugh born of nerves and relief.

“Do you find something amusing?” He sounded hurt—the last thing she wanted.

“On the contrary,” she told him. “I find what I behold quite…unobjectionable.”

She spoke in all honesty. The sizeable patch of milky scar tissue was somewhat unsightly, but hardly what she’d call repulsive. To prove to him how unbothered she truly was, she lowered her face to his thigh and pressed a kiss to his disfigured flesh. Lifting

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