The Duke's Dastardly Mistake by Ginny Hartman

Author:Ginny Hartman [Hartman, Ginny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2017-12-29T05:00:00+00:00

Lydia's heart threatened to beat from her chest as she watched Levi boxing. She'd been shocked speechless when he'd been escorted to the ring and announced. She had no idea he participated in such sketchy pastimes. Her mind, however, was quickly distracted by the fine figure that he cut.

Standing shirtless in the ring, she couldn't help but admire his physique. His broad shoulders were connected to a well-defined chest which slowly tapered down into a slender waist. Her stomach clenched tightly as she glanced at the ripples in his abdomen that disappeared into the top of his breeches. She'd never seen such a perfectly sculpted man before.

His first fight had been brief, with Levi clearly coming off conqueror. She'd watched, mesmerized, as he skillfully danced around the ring, his chestnut locks falling haphazardly across his brow. He exuded virility and just watching him made her hunger to touch him, to throw herself into his arms and give herself to him completely.

She'd been so caught up in her wicked fantasies that she'd forgotten Lady Sophia was at her side until her friend nudged her in the side and admitted, “He's glorious.”

She shook her head in agreement, but inwardly Lydia was seething. How dare Sophia admire her man? Her thoughts instantly brought her back to reality. Levi was not hers, nor would he ever be. She tried to ignore the sadness that threatened to well up inside of her as she attempted to re-focus on the match. By then, Levi had already won and was being escorted from the ring. Lydia watched him until she could no longer see him, then sighed.

“I told you-you wouldn't regret coming,” Lady Sophia said smugly.

Lydia glanced up at the girl's cap and noticed a golden curl had escaped its confines. “Tuck your hair inside,” she quickly instructed.

Lady Sophia did so, then quickly scanned the crowds shrewdly. Lydia noticed her friend was constantly taking in her surroundings and wondered if the girl was more nervous about being there than she let on. She tried not to let that add to her nerves and turned at once back to the fights.

Lydia and Sophia watched several more matches, but Lydia had to confess that none of them held the same appeal for her as did watching Levi fight. His body looked as if it had been sculpted by Greek Gods, the epitome of perfection, and she had to admit to herself that she hungered for it in a way that made her feel very, very unladylike.

Lady Sophia had explained to her that since Levi won his first match, he'd be fighting again later that night. That knowledge kept Lydia in eager anticipation all evening, helping her to tolerate the other matches that were not nearly so interesting to her.

It quite shocked her to learn that her delicate sensibilities were perhaps not so delicate after all, for the raw brutality of boxing did not upset her the way she imagined it might most women of the ton. Pugilism was not revolting to her, as she imagined it would be to most gentlewomen.

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