The Duke and the Wallflower by Jessie Clever

Author:Jessie Clever
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-08-26T18:30:00+00:00

HE HAD NEVER HAD a problem acquiring the attentions of a good woman, and as he lay in the near dark, holding his satiated, sleeping wife in his arms, Dax knew he had never known pleasure like this before regardless of the number of women he’d had.

It frightened him.

It was true Eliza was not at all what society deemed acceptable, what a man would deem appealing, but to him, she was utterly perfect. Her breasts were small but pert and perfectly filled his palm. Her skin was the creamy paleness he thought only existed in the works of Renaissance masters. Every line, every curve, every dip of muscle and bone begged for his kiss, and he knew he would spend this summer discovering every inch of her body.

That was what frightened him most.

In the exploration, could he keep his heart immune to her charm? Could he keep his mind focused on the task at hand?

His plan had seemed so simple, so safe, but he hadn’t taken into account the possibility of actually enjoying his wife’s company. He had witnessed any number of societal marriages where the couple were little more than acquaintances who sometimes shared a bed when necessity dictated it. Such an existence was entirely delectable to his way of thinking, that was until he’d met Eliza.

He’d meant what he said. He did enjoy her company. Her wit and charm undid him. He’d laughed more in the week since meeting her than he had in nearly seven years.

Sebastian was right. It wasn’t his wife’s appearance that would be the threat. It would be her relentless personality. Eliza had a way with honesty that was refreshing and unburdening. He hadn’t expected that.

He swallowed and tightened his arms about her as he willed his body to calm. She was exhausted and needed her rest, but that didn’t stop him from remembering the way her body had reacted to him. The deep, involuntarily sounds she’d made as he’d tasted her skin, the way her legs had opened for him, how she’d responded to his touch, pressing into him as if she couldn’t get enough.

He closed his eyes. He had to stop thinking about it, or he’d never sleep.

Carefully, he eased himself out from around her and slipped from the bed. He padded over to the remnants of his dinner, and in a single gulp, finished the last of the wine. Henry continued to snore from where he’d fallen asleep beside the fire after his luxurious dinner, and the hearth crackled merrily behind the dog.

Finishing the wine, he returned the glass to the table and cast one last look back at Eliza, soundly asleep in the bed. The firelight reached just far enough to caress her in a soft glow of orange and yellow, illuminating her in the way he found so appealing. As if she were something not of this world, and he was unworthy of her presence.

He forced himself to turn away, and painfully, his gaze fell on the connecting door. He should leave her be.

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