Forever Her Duke by Scarlett Scott

Author:Scarlett Scott [Scott, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Happily Ever After Books, LLC
Published: 2023-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

Doing his utmost to keep his raging desire for his wife under control, Court escorted Vivi to the bathroom adjoining her suite. Honoring her wishes, he had left her in her stockings, chemise, and drawers. Much of her mouthwatering skin had been bared to his hungry gaze, though still not enough. The state of his cock was a testament to how beautiful and tempting she was, given the hideously sodden fabric sticking to him everywhere. He was itching to tear it from his back and sink into the welcoming embrace of a hot bath himself.

The sight of her in that red satin corset with its black lace had made him instantly hard despite everything, and he’d been trying desperately to distract himself so that he could honor his word and play the gentleman. Helping her to take down her hair hadn’t helped. He had always adored the long, wavy golden locks she kept restrained in neat buns and Grecian braids. It shone like pure gold in the sunlight, and it was even longer now than he remembered, trailing down her back to brush the top of her delectable derriere.

She stopped them at the threshold to the bathroom, her shoulders tense. “Thank you, Court. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Disappointment curdled his gut. A part of him had hoped that their earlier interlude in the bailey had meant that she was softening toward him. That she might allow him back into her bed and, eventually, back into her heart. But it seemed that the ease that had fallen between them at the castle had been replaced by her iron-willed determination to keep him at bay.

He knew he owed her his patience and a thousand other favors. Still, now that he had returned and she was within reach, he wanted nothing more than to be the husband she deserved. In every sense.

“My steward wrote that you renovated the old bathing room here,” he said, seeking to prolong his time in her presence. “Will you not allow me to see it?”

Her lips tightened, and he could tell she was about to argue.

“A quick peek inside, and then I’ll leave you to your night,” he cajoled.

She nodded, looking reluctant and wary.

God, he hated that, even if he knew the fault was purely his own.

“Very well,” Vivi allowed. “One peek, nothing more.”

He reached for the door, opening it to the warm steam and sweet scent rising from the prepared bathtub at the room’s center. Court took in the tiled floor and walls, the intricately carved vanity and mirror, and couldn’t deny that the transformation, like so many others she had created here at Sherborne Manor, was an excellent one.

“It’s lovely, Vivi,” he said, his gaze sliding over the tub again and finding a curious sight. “But where has all your bathwater gone? Perhaps the stopper became loose. I’ll draw some more for you.”

He moved toward the tub, intent on his cause.

“No,” Vivi said, hastening after him and catching his sleeve, sounding frantic. “There’s no need for you to do that.

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