The Dark Seduction of Miss Jane by Amanda McIntyre

Author:Amanda McIntyre [McIntyre, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amanda McIntyre
Published: 2014-07-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Jane sat staring at the mirror, scissors in hand. She’d been contemplating her decision for the better part of the last twenty minutes. Last night had changed her—changed everything. In her quest to succeed in a man’s world, she realized she’d been clinging to the pain of her past, holding a deeply rooted bitterness inside her for all men.

But she was a woman—flesh and bone. Randolph reminded her of that. With each caress, he summoned a passion within her, exceeding her minimalistic view of what it was to give and receive pleasure. He exuded control over her body, made it come alive at his bidding. Yet in surrendering, she’d never felt so empowered. He spoiled her radically, irreversibly, injecting her soul with a dark fascination.

She wanted more.

Jane held up a lock of her long, burnished locks, symbolic of her past, a reminder of the girl she once was. She glanced down, seeing the folded note lying on the edge of the vanity. She’d found it this morning before Martha had, slid beneath the front door. She gently laid the scissors down and picked up the paper. This time there was no question. It was addressed directly to her. Twin emotions—determination to unravel this mystery and desire to be again with Randolph, this time with no secrets between them—warred inside her as she read.

Dear Jane,

There have been others, you know. But you are quite different. You stir up the sweet darkness in me, Jane. I look forward to seeing you soon.

“Are you any further along with your investigation?”

Startled, Jane bumped the scissors and they clattered to the floor, pulling her from her thoughts. She folded the note and discreetly tucked it in her pocket as she glanced toward the door. “Hello, Wesley. It’s good to see you.” Though unexpected, his visit was welcome. She’d missed their friendship.

He smiled, moving toward the empty chair behind her. “May I? I’d like to speak to you.”

“Of course." She turned in her seat to face him. He leaned forward, clasping his hands over his knees. An awkward silence followed.

“I’m sorry,” he blurted out, just as Jane said the same.

Wesley chuckled softly. “I thought it time that we set aside what happened between us so that I might help you with this investigation of yours.”

She regarded him for a moment and then retrieved the scissors, glancing at him in the mirror as she did so. “You’re sweet to offer, Wesley, but I can’t in good conscience involve you.” She picked up a strand of her hair and studied it. “Inspector Mansfield has already given me several warnings.” She sighed, understanding how his reasons might have been more than for her safety. “And your aunt constantly insists that it isn’t safe for me here anymore. She wants me to come live at her house.”

He cocked a brow and gave her a wicked smile. “An idea that, I confess, I would not object to.” He stood, walking up behind her, his pale gray-green eyes glittering. “Well, you can hardly blame me for not reminding you of what you’re passing up.

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