Captives' Charade by Susannah Merrill

Author:Susannah Merrill [Merrill, Susannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780615446578
Google: 92akZwEACAAJ
Amazon: 0615446574
Publisher: Foliage Press, LLC
Published: 2011-05-25T21:00:00+00:00

“Yes --- you can,” she returned breathlessly, unable to stop his firm lips from grazing the side of her trembling mouth. “For your job is to protect me. And so far –“ she moaned, trying to turn her face away from his tender onslaught,”—you are the only man I have reason to fear ....”

“Are you saying ....” he whispered, touching his lips to her face with unrelenting purpose, “ ... that you enjoy my caresses?”

“You will never hear me say that.” The retort was cleverly worded, for there was a mindless, entirely involuntary part of her that responded to his touch with such exuberant wanting that it left her reasonable, logical side in a dazed, breathless shambles. His every look, gentle touch or fierce possession alerted her shameless body to his firm yet sensual mouth, and especially the searing brown eyes that beneath their thick lashes, turned dark with obvious lust, branding her with a promise she could not let him keep.

Ofcourse,heknewwhatshemeantbyher scathing denial. The mad pounding of her heart beneath her breast and her unbidden gasps told him she was far from unmoved by his slow, experienced assault. And for an all-toouncomfortable moment, Stewart debated the merits of offering this irresistible young woman a permanent claim on his name just for the opportunity to salve the hot male stirrings her nearness caused. She possessed a goodly number of the qualities he found attractive in a woman – beauty, intelligence, spirit and passion – and certainly being the daughter of a member of the peerage, and his business partner, did not lessen her allure. Few marriages were contracted without the economic advantages in mind. But despite these powerful inducements, a flash of reason prevailed, even as his demanding lips stormed the target of her soft, now yielding mouth. Marriage was suitable for some, but the idea of a permanent liaison did not exactly appeal to his restless nature. He supposed that love might make somewhat of a difference, but in two score and ten that emotion had eluded him. For the best, he quickly added. Even this captivating young girl, so bewitching despite her valiant efforts to deny him, had elicited only a fondness from him. That he wanted her desperately had, he knew, very little to do with love.

Besides, he was not entirely without entanglements. Hadn’t he only recently expressed his devotion to the beautiful Lady Amberling? Funny, but he’d barely thought of the raven-haired vixen since leaving her, in tears, at the London dock. Not that Felicia expected him to remain faithful to her, for she herself was a somewhat adventurous and insatiable confection, a member of the serious Queen’s gay and frivolous court. The intimate words that fell from his lips in the heat of passion were, of course, not binding, but the two were considered a pair, enough so that Felicia would not react lightly to the news of a sudden marriage. Knowing the reaches of her pride, Stewart could imagine the lengths she’d go to discredit his name in their circle of influential friends.

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