Treasure Her Heart by Marin McGinnis

Author:Marin McGinnis [McGinnis, Marin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, regency
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2018-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Peter exchanged a glance with his godmother as they left. Placing a hand on his arm, she said, “Don’t get lost, now.” And winked.

Was she telling him he should get lost? Perhaps she didn’t want him to marry Lady Cassandra either. Getting lost alone in the caves with Judith would ensure he’d have to marry her, whether he found a replacement suitor for Cassandra or not. But would she want to, or would she be like his own mother, forced to marry a man she didn’t love because of one indiscretion?

“Would you rather go back to the house, Lord Caxton?” He hadn’t realized he’d stopped. She was gazing up at him with those deep green eyes, and all thoughts of propriety flew out of his head.

“No. I’d much rather be here with you. Unless, of course, you’re having second thoughts.”

She smiled at him. “No.”

“Very well. Let’s proceed.” He still held her hand in his, gently squeezed. It was smooth, soft, and she was tall enough that he didn’t need to reach down to hold it. He remembered their last kiss, remembered how they’d fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. He wanted to kiss her again but had promised his godmother he would be a gentleman.

Gentlemanly behavior was highly overrated.

He turned her to face him, stroked her cheek with his other hand. Her lips parted, and she drew in a sharp, expectant breath.

He couldn’t resist.

He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. She tasted of apples from the tart they’d had for dessert. Sweet, spicy with cinnamon. He did love apple tarts.

His tongue explored her lips, gently pushed to enter her mouth. She moaned and pressed against him, and he found again that they fit perfectly. He cupped the back of her head with one hand, placed the other at the small of her back. Even through layers of clothing he could feel her heart race under his palm. His tongue went deeper, dancing with her own. His cock strained against his trousers, but he ignored it—stealing a kiss was one thing, but anything more would be quite another.

He pulled away from her with difficulty, cupped her cheek in his hand. Tendrils of auburn hair hugged her cheeks, making her look deliciously tousled. “You are so beautiful, Judith. I could kiss you the rest of my days and never weary of it.”

She licked her lips again and leaned back against the cool stone wall. “I wish that were an option for us, my lord.” She let out a long breath, her expression rather sad.

“I will make it happen, if you’ll have me.”

Her eyes widened. “But how?”

“Have you ever been to Gretna Green?” He kissed her neck, placed a hand on her waist.

She gasped. “Elope? Cassandra will be ruined, and we’ll never be able to show our faces in society again.”

He moved the hand to her breast, gently squeezed, wishing she weren’t wearing a corset. “Would that trouble you?” he whispered against her neck.

She leaned into his touch, then groaned and pushed him away.

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