Worth the Wait by Chasity Bowlin

Author:Chasity Bowlin [Bowlin, Chasity]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Chasity Bowlin
Published: 2017-06-02T18:30:00+00:00

Hugh was enjoying their verbal sparring more than he cared to admit. She challenged him, fought him, insulted him, and above all, she made his heart race. Her very presence reminded him that life need not be boring. “We are not done here… you and I.”

“We most certainly are. Now get out!” Augusta demanded angrily.

“On one condition,” Hugh said. He needed to know if her feelings for him were truly beyond resurrection. If there was the smallest bit of hope then he would persevere regardless of any barbs or barricades she placed in his path. There was only one way he could think of to accomplish that Herculean task.

She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him. “What is it?”

“The night of the Fairmont Ball,” he said softly, stepping closer to her until there were scant inches separating them. “I went to that small drawing room in the hopes of only one thing… to steal a kiss from you. Let me have that kiss now and I will leave.”

“You are completely mad! I would never grant you such liberties!”

“Then I will make myself comfortable here,” he retorted, eyeing the armchair set before the fireplace.

He could see her mentally calculating whether or not she would be able to remove him bodily from her chamber. The answer was clearly no. And calling for help would only succeed in securing the very fate she was trying to avoid—discovery.

“One kiss,” she said. “And then you will leave me be… not today, not tomorrow, but forever! Agreed?”

“One kiss, and if you remain unmoved by it, then I will never importune you again… But if you are moved, then I will pursue you, Augusta, whatever the cost.” The warning was uttered as a caution to them both.

She raised her chin defiantly. “Then I shall remain unmoved, my lord.”

Hugh snaked one arm around her waist, tugging her close until there bodies were molded to one another.

“Is this really necessary for only a kiss?” she asked.

“A kiss between a man and a woman, Augusta, is not the chaste thing in stories or exalted by poets… A kiss, if done well, is a primal thing that stirs the heart and dulls the senses.”

Hugh knew this was no time for talking so before she could formulate a retort, he swept in, claiming her lips. It wasn’t a kiss as much as a series of tactical maneuvers—a sensual assault intended to batter her defenses. When her lips parted in surprise, he took advantage of the opportunity without hesitation. Invading the sweet recesses of her mouth, he stroked his tongue against hers.

She stiffened with shock initially but as the kiss deepened, she relaxed against him. It was an unconscious thing, he was certain. Whatever else could be said, she was not immune to him nor to his touch. Pressing her back against the door, pinning her there with his weight, he nipped at her bottom lip with his teeth. A soft sound escaped her, part moan and part sigh. It made him ache for more, but she’d agreed to a kiss and that was all that he would take.

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