When Tempting a Rogue - Victorian 03 (2011) by Kathryn Smith

Author:Kathryn Smith
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Historical, Fiction
ISBN: 9780061923012
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2011-04-26T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

She would undoubtedly regret it at a later date, but Vienne was determined to seduce Trystan before the evening was over.

It was not a good idea to mix business and pleasure, but in this case she was beginning to think she might go mad if she didn’t do just that. She was jealous of other women, wondered where he was when he wasn’t with her. She wanted his attention directed at her and her alone.

And she needed to know that he still desired her—that, even though she was creeping toward her mid-thirties, she was still attractive.

It was a mere four years between them, but it had seemed so much greater during their affair. Back then, he was still a young man whose experiences with the world were all the indulgence and adventure that wealth could afford. Vienne on the other hand, had felt ancient right down to her bones. Even then. Life had aged her inside, and she felt the difference between them might as well have been thirty years. Until Trystan started making her feel young again—and that was when she’d gotten scared.

She was scared now as well. Obviously she had never quite gotten over him. That old attraction had reared its head the first night he had sauntered into her club and flirted shamelessly with Sadie. Being with him had begun to consume her thoughts until she was convinced having sex with him was the only way to end the foolish obsession.

After all, sex took the shine off every relationship. Once the prey was brought to ground, men moved on. It was a lesson she had learned from Marcel—one she practiced in her own relationships, leaving before she could be cast aside like rubbish.

Once Trystan had scratched her itch, they could get back to being business partners and nothing else. She hoped. If that didn’t work, she had no idea what could possibly be done.

The theater had been mildly diverting—at least the actors seemed to be having a good time. Several times she and Trystan had burst out laughing at their antics.

Dinner was lovely. He had it brought up to his apartments rather than a private dining room. Perhaps he had an itch that needed scratching as well. They dined on surprisingly light but delicious fare: salads and lobster in a delicate garlic-wine sauce followed by champagne and succulent ripe fruits they ate with their hands.

“Your taste has improved,” she commented teasingly before biting into a plump dark cherry. “I remember you being strictly a beefsteak-and-potato sort.”

Trystan grinned and popped a grape into his mouth. “When you travel as much as I have, and love to eat as much as I do, there is little else to do but jump in and sample local cuisine.”

“Which were your favorites?” Other than growing up in France, she hadn’t done much traveling. She always meant to, but she was so busy there never seemed a good time.

“Italy is impressive, of course. And there were several dishes I fell in love with in India.

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