Only a Lady Will Do: To Marry a Rogue, Book 5 by Gill Tamara & Gill Tamara

Author:Gill, Tamara & Gill, Tamara
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tamara Gill
Published: 2021-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

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All true, and Josh felt foolish for having reacted in the way he had. He had never wanted to injure someone as severely as he'd wanted to pummel Lord Templedon after viewing him on the ballroom floor, a scant breath from Iris's neck. Had the bastard kissed her there? He could not ask her that now, but he would not allow anyone to touch her again if he could ensure it.

He rolled his shoulders, forcing himself to relax. Her words had gone someway in soothing his ruffled feathers, but he could not overcome the feeling he had acted a jealous cur.

Who was he fooling? He had been a jealous bastard ready to draw blood at the sight of Iris so close to the rake Templedon. It had taken all his good breeding and determination not to demand retribution on a field at dawn. The sight of Iris in his arms had been a physical blow to his gut, and he hated the memory of it.

He glanced down at the flagstones at his feet, fighting to find the words to explain himself. It was not Iris's fault that Templedon wanted her. Hell, Josh wanted her more but could not have her.

Yet.

But soon. Soon she would be his in name, promised before God to love and cherish their union forever.

"I apologize if I overreacted to seeing you with Templedon. I did not like his familiarity with you."

Her lips twitched. "Are you admitting to feeling jealous, Your Grace?" she boldly asked him, pinning him with a knowing look.

He swallowed, having never admitted such a thing to anyone ever in his life before. "There may have been a tidbit of jealousy, but," he erred, "it was more closely related to anger toward Templedon that he dared have you so close to him."

She tipped her head to the side, studying him. "I do not believe so. You were jealous, which, I will admit, pleases me. I know I would not like seeing you dance with another woman, letting her whisper inappropriate things in your ear."

Anger spiked through him again, and he came up to her, clasping her hips. "Did the rogue do such a thing?" he asked, looking back toward the ballroom. "I will call him out."

She chuckled, her hands finding his and clasping them tightly. "What does it matter what he did? I do not want Templedon." She tugged him closer. "I want you."

He schooled himself to behave. To not drag her into the gardens and show her too just how much he wanted her. Josh looked out onto the darkened grounds, full of hidden, shadowy places, rethinking his plan. It was the perfect location for a tryst.

"I want to be alone with you." Never before had he wanted to slip away from a ball, leave without notice and have his way with a woman not used to such assignations. Iris tugged at a part of him that he had not known existed before meeting her.

He wondered for a moment what he

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