The Scoundrel's Seduction by Jennifer Haymore

Author:Jennifer Haymore
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781455523351
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2014-05-26T23:00:00+00:00

She couldn’t stand it anymore. With a huge force of will, she kicked, trying to relieve the oppressive weight that rested over her body. A dull pain throbbed in her knee, but it was nothing compared to the pain in her head.

She heard a low grunt of disapproval; then she felt arms wrap around her.

Someone’s skin pressed against her own. It was an odd feeling. She had been touched, skin to skin like this, infrequently in her life.

Her eyes flew open as she heard the words, “Here now. You don’t want to be cold again.”

Who was that? Sam? But she had escaped from him! She had gone to Preston …

Her thoughts fizzled away as she struggled to rise, blinking in the darkness to try to gain her bearings. How was it that she was on a bed? She remembered the mail coach becoming stuck in the mudbank, and she remembered walking … and feeling terrible …

Oh … her head ached. Her body ached. She still felt terrible. And terribly hot.

“Hot …” she pushed out through her dry, cracking throat.

Strong arms helped her to sit. A light flickered—a candle, and she saw Sam’s shadowy profile. He’d been lying beside her.

“Comment … How … did you?” Dieu, it felt like she needed to learn how to speak again. And every word she uttered hurt.

“Shh.” He twisted away to reach for something from the small table beside the bed. “You’ve been ill. Here, have some water.”

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