Until Midnight (The Vault Collection) by Maya Banks

Author:Maya Banks [Banks, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-15T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Gray sat in the darkness of the library staring into the dying embers of the fire. He felt...alone. He looked down at the crumpled note in his hand. The one that Jenna had sent informing him she couldn’t come that evening. He’d been tempted to attend Lady Lockhart’s ball just so he could drink in the sight of her, but seeing her with her fiancé would have soured the experience.

He formed a triangle with his fingers and pressed his thumbs to his chin. They couldn’t continue as before. Though several days remained until Jenna’s parents’ return, he could ill afford to get more emotionally involved with her than he already had.

With each night she spent in his arms, the more he wanted her there on a permanent basis. If only he hadn’t agreed to this whole arrangement. But even as he was preparing himself for the inevitable loss, he couldn’t bring himself to regret the nights they’d spent together.

Closing his eyes, he remembered with great detail every inch of her body. How her warm cinnamon eyes sparked when she smiled, how she ran her tongue over her upper lip when she was nervous. The glorious mane of chestnut hair that tumbled down her back when she unpinned it. How she spoke to him like he was the only person in the world.

His body quickened in response, and he cursed his overactive imagination. Rising from his chair in order to ease the growing discomfort in his breeches, he went over to the fireplace and threw in the note from Jenna. He watched as it flared up then shriveled to ashes. Just like the hope of ever having her.

The library door burst open, and he turned in surprise. Jenna stood in the doorway, her eyes blazing. “Jenna! I hadn’t expected you. That is, I received your note saying you weren’t coming.”

“How could you?” she raged as she stomped over to him. She presented a truly glorious sight, her face flushed in anger, her eyes shooting flames at him.

“Whatever are you talking about?” he asked mildly. He worked to keep a smile from his lips, thinking it would only enrage her further.

The anger in her eyes turned to hurt, and his chest lurched. “How could you tell Lady Lockhart about us? She pulled me aside at her ball to thank me for making you smile again.”

He groaned. “She didn’t.”

“Oh yes, she did!” She drew abreast of him and pounded her fist on his chest. “You know how important it is that we practice extreme discretion. If this became common knowledge I would be ruined.”

“I—”

She cut him off. “No matter that she is a close acquaintance of yours, you of all people know how gossip circulates. She makes an innocent comment to a friend, who then makes another comment to her friend. Before you know it, our exploits are plastered all over the gossip rags and it is over!”

Her bosom heaved from exertion, her face was mottled and flushed. Her finger dug into his chest, punctuating each word she yelled out at him.

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