The Redemption of Lord Rawlings by Rachel Van Dyken

Author:Rachel Van Dyken [Van Dyken, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Astraea Press
Published: 2012-03-28T07:00:00+00:00

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He hated himself.

Loathed himself, actually.

How had things gotten so dreadfully out of hand? Had she any idea the power she held over him? It was as if he couldn’t keep his mouth from saying the things he continued to say to her—out of jealousy, possession, desire. His baser instincts demanded he make an excuse for the way he felt about her.

His mind played back the previous night—the look of terror, not passion, on her face. Trembling she had run to him.

“I’m an idiot.” He ran his fingers through his hair.

Though, as his arousal dissipated, he realized she had kissed as an innocent, which should have hinted to the fact that he had misjudged everything. Miserably.

The woman was a maze of confusion. He hadn’t helped the situation by kissing her so desperately, as if he had no control over himself and was left with no recourse but to give into all he’d been struggling to keep inside.

Well, Sebastian was going to kill him.

It was inconceivable that Abby should go home and keep silent about his behavior. He had not only hurt her feelings, making false accusations because he was a coward and a rake, but he had thoroughly ruined her in the process.

Mounting his horse, he thought about his options. What if she said something? What if Sebastian were to demand they marry? Would it be so terrible? His lips still hummed with Abigail’s fresh taste.

The lying had to stop. The rejection—everything. Could he continue to deny himself happiness? Furthermore, was Abigail the happiness his broken soul had been searching for? His head hurt from all the thinking it had been doing of late, and his body was more than irritated with him for allowing things to get out of control without any release in sight.

As Phillip turned his horse back toward the Tempest townhome, he wondered if he would forever be doomed to sleep with one eye open in case the object of his desire decided to pull a knife on him. He smiled. It wouldn’t surprise him at all if Abigail did that or worse. It seemed he would always be safer if he didn’t underestimate the chit.

She was a spitfire. Confident. Not exactly trustworthy, but a challenge to him at every step, and she made no excuses when he accused her. She sat like a lady and endured his venomous charges with dignity. And then she had kissed him.

What had she said? It has always been you. The first and the last.

Impossible. His mind was playing tricks on him. She was merely fascinated by him; it was nothing more than that.

Although he never thought himself the coward, he waited. If Sebastian called him out, he would confess his sins. But if nobody was the wiser, he would keep silent. For Abigail was the only woman Phillip knew he would lose his heart to, and he wasn’t sure he trusted her with the remaining pieces.

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