Vexing the Viscount by Christie Kelley

Author:Christie Kelley [Kelley, Christie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2014-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Braden slammed the door behind her, furious with himself for hurting her feelings. Why did he make that damned vow in the first place? So he’d been with too many women after Penelope. That didn’t mean he had to stay a saint. And poor Tia had no idea why he’d just rejected her.

Guilt slid into his gut.

He could hear her crying from the other side of the wall. “Dammit.” He had to talk to her. But the idea of seeing her in that gown would be his undoing. He’d never seen a more erotic and sensual sight than Tia standing in his bedchamber with that red silk dress. He’d wanted to rip it off her and take her to his bed. Instead, he had insulted her.

He had to try to explain to her why he had turned her away. Not that it would ease this agonizing desire he felt for her. He only hoped that she had changed into something less sensual. He walked to her room and stared at the door. Listening, he could hear her crying still, but no sound of anyone else in there. He slowly opened the door to her room and locked it behind him. The last thing he needed was Mrs. Abbott finding him in Tia’s room.

“Tia?” She lay across the bed with that damned gown still on her.

“How dare you come into my room uninvited?” She hurled a pillow at him. “Get out!”

“Let me explain,” he said softly, dodging a second pillow thrown toward his head. He walked up to the bed.

“There is nothing to explain,” she replied as she rolled over on her back. “I understand perfectly. You don’t want me as your mistress. Do not worry, I will not attempt to seduce you again.”

He couldn’t help but stare at her red eyes. But slowly, his gaze slid down her body until he reached her breasts. Laying back like that had cause one breast to move slightly, allowing a slight hint of pink areola to peek out from the black lace. His cock reacted.

“Just let me explain,” he said before looking away from the temptation. He sat on the end of the bed facing the wall and not her. “After Penelope, I went a little mad. Some men drown their sorrows in drink. I drowned myself in other women.” He raked his hand through his hair. “I was reckless and used more women than I can even remember. But trust me, the number was not near one hundred as I’ve heard rumored. Still, it was more than it should have been.”

“What does that have to do with me?”

“After a couple of months, I realized what I was doing and stopped. I was drinking with Adams and another friend when I decided it would be best if I didn’t have another woman until I married.”

“That was your vow?” she whispered incredulously.

“Yes.”

“Then why did you press me to become your mistress?”

“I thought you would be insulted and possibly scared off. That way you would go back to the estate.

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