The Heiress Masquerade by Maddison Michaels

Author:Maddison Michaels [Michaels, Maddison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2024-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

He’d intended to reprimand her for her deception, not kiss her until they were both breathless with desire. But when it came to this woman, he was beginning to realize how little control he had over his more base needs whenever she was within reach.

The idea to kiss her again hadn’t been his best to date, but sitting there so close to her on the carriage seat, his thigh brushing her skirts, he hadn’t been able to resist, even though he’d been annoyed out of his mind at the deception she’d pulled on him and was asking him to continue. And she was right, as much as he was loath to admit it. If he told Thomas, he would insist she return to New York immediately, and for some reason Harrison didn’t want her to go.

So give in to the delight and sensations that this woman aroused in him, he did, despite the fact he knew nothing good could come from it. She was Thomas’s only child and no matter how Harrison might want to pretend it wouldn’t matter, as soon as Thomas found out Harrison had compromised his daughter, he’d want to kill him, pseudo-son or not. And his dreams of owning his own company would be dead in the water.

But even that wasn’t enough to stop his mouth slanting over hers, all rational thought fleeing as he tasted and savored the exquisite delight that was her. He’d never wanted anyone more than he wanted this woman, who was kissing him in defiance of everything. She tasted sweet and luscious, and he knew he could taste her for a lifetime and never stop wanting her, such was the spell she’d woven over him.

The thought stopped him cold, and he dragged his lips away from hers. “Damn it, we can’t keep doing this.”

“Why not? Don’t you want to kiss me?”

Of course he did. It was all he’d been able to think about, but the fact he was suddenly considering doing it for a lifetime scared the hell out of him. After his parents died, he’d promised himself he wouldn’t love someone that much again, and he had no intention of going back on his own word to himself. “It has nothing to do with wanting to kiss you or not, and everything to do with this being a bad idea given nothing can come of it. I don’t ever intend to marry or fall in love.”

“Who said anything about those things?” She looked horrified at the thought. “I have no intention of marrying or falling in love, either, so whatever this is between us”—she gestured with her hand between them—“is perfect. We can enjoy kissing each other without any repercussions, and then I’ll return to New York, and we can go on with our lives.”

“It’s not that simple,” he insisted, trying to convince not only her but himself, too.

“Why not?”

“I don’t know…” And for the life of him, right then he couldn’t think of an argument to dissuade her, or himself for that matter.

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