The Viscount's Seduction by Alina K. Field

Author:Alina K. Field
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Havenlock Press
Published: 2017-09-11T18:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Sirena lay back, eyes closed, savoring the heat of the water, and only a wee bit wondering how she had got here. Jenny had helped wash her hair, and then Sirena had sent the girl away, content to have these few private moments alone, away from Shaldon’s steely gazing and Perry’s enthusiastic scheming. And, oh, yes, away from the fretting housekeeper, eager to discuss menus and accounts with her new mistress.

Mistress of Shaldon House—wasn’t that a laugh? It had been but two days since she’d gone out to the docks, and here she was, a viscountess living in the home of her country’s enemy. Whether ’twas a blessing or a trap she wasn’t sure.

She hadn’t noticed the ache in her body until she’d soaked for awhile in the blessed heat. Her legs were tired from her long walk, and her arms from the fight on the street. Between her legs, aye, she was sore there also, but not so much as to keep her from thinking of Bakeley and what he’d made her treacherous body feel. She sunk a little lower and blew bubbles in the water.

A door closed and she waited for Jenny to pop in. “It’s still quite hot,” she said. “I’ll stay in a bit longer.”

“Then I’ll join you.”

Her eyes shot open. Her hands flew to her breasts. “Bakeley.”

“James.” He was shedding clothing willy-nilly—shirt, boots, stockings, trousers.

Water shot up her nose and she choked. His male part was erect, and…and...

She took a deep breath and stifled a giggle. “You’re flapping.”

He grinned as he climbed over the side of the massive tub, nudging her around and settling her on his lap. “You have that effect on me.”

Did she now? “Shall we crash through the floor below?” she asked.

He chuckled. “It will be worth it, will it not? We are christening this tub, Sirena.”

“No one has bathed here?”

“It’s not the bathing I’m talking about. Unless,” he kissed her neck, “you are too sore.”

Too sore? Perhaps. His fingers swirled around her breasts, wiping away all thoughts of discomfort.

“No.”

A chuckle rumbled through her ear. “I am glad. And don’t worry, I had the builder reinforce the flooring to support the weight. We could host ten dancing elephants within this chamber without even shaking loose a pipe.”

She nestled back against him, that buzzing awareness blossoming in her and turning her mind to blancmange.

“I see you’ve decided where we’ll live,” he said.

“You said you’d leave the choice to me. Are you angry?”

From the way his fingers stroked across her, she didn’t think he was.

“No. I’m astonished. You could have had your own house to run without Father and Perry underfoot. And, there’s a perfectly good bedchamber next to my old one, but I’m glad you picked this suite of rooms.”

She turned around to look at him. His afternoon stubble sparkled with splashed droplets. She let her fingertips glide over the roughness, noticing the dark circles under his eyes and a worry line between his brows that hadn’t quite relaxed. He knew something. He’d learned something.

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