Chandelier: Tarnished Crowns Trilogy - Book One by Dyer Annie

Author:Dyer, Annie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Thin curtains are blown by the gentle huffs of the wind. An island calm fills my room, but my bed is empty. The sheets are coated with man and musk and sex. My body aches.

The space next to me is cold and for the first time I’ve ever known, I haven’t slept in the middle of the bed. I feel bereft.

When I fell asleep, Ben was behind me, curled around my back and ass, his arm pulling me to him, his breath against my neck.

The second time we’d fucked had been slow. Tender. He’d put me on top of him and guided me up and down his cock, using his fingers to help make me come and letting me set a pace that I needed.

Then we’d showered and he’d entered me from behind, pushing me against the shower wall, the cold tiles a sharp contrast on my breasts from his warm hands when he’d soaped them.

I’d gone to bed with him, fallen asleep in his hold. I didn’t expect him to be here this morning.

There’s a knock at my door; Franklyn’s knock, which tells me some of our household have arrived. I reach for the robe and pull it on, although I probably don’t need to bother, given that Franklyn has seen me in a variety of states since I was seventeen.

“It’s okay to come in.”

He enters and looks about the room, judging without giving his impression. The island air will have rid the room of the stench of sex to anyone but me, but still, I’ve always been convinced that Franklyn has supernatural powers.

“You’ve settled in well.”

It isn’t a question. Franklyn doesn’t ask questions.

“The island is as good as I remember.”

“Good. Your brother left this morning. He told me to say he’d call you at some point, but to enjoy the rest of your holiday.”

This was news.

“Lennox has gone home?”

Franklyn shakes his head. “London.”

“Why?”

This was never on Lennox’s agenda.

“One of Goldsmith’s cabinet have put forward a suggested motion around a wall between the two countries. Goldsmith’s returned from wherever he was summering and your brother has gone to represent your father.”

Dad was in Australia. Probably in the middle of nowhere and away from the madness. This was a golden opportunity for Lennox to make his mark.

“Has Elise gone with him?”

“No. She doesn’t know yet that he’s gone.”

I narrow my eyes, wanting the full story.

“Elise is staying in the visitors’ lodge. I don’t believe she’s awake yet.” Franklyn’s eyes give nothing away.

I don’t push. There’s no point. In an hour or so, Elise will find out from one of us that her beloved has taken flight without her. I should feel sorry for her, but I can’t bring myself to do it.

Franklyn leaves me to get ready for breakfast, a platter of fresh fruit and a pot of coffee left out on the table when I emerge from the same shower where Ben took me from behind just a few hours ago.

I’m sore and my body has marks that weren’t there yesterday, but none of that matters.

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