Reckless by Sara Bennett

Author:Sara Bennett [Bennett, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 42732856
Publisher: Sara Bennett
Published: 2019-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Dominic went to the table and poured himself a tankard of ale. He’d lingered in the small room until he thought he was respectable, but had hoped Margaret might have remained in the parlour. He should have known she’d take fright. He shouldn’t have pushed her; he’d known it, and yet couldn’t seem to help himself. When he’d kissed her, touched her, he’d been on the verge of losing control.

He’d wanted to let himself go.

Dominic had never claimed the title of ‘rake’; he was too considerate for that. He had never seduced an unwilling woman, or even one who blew hot and cold. His lovers had always been as keen as him to find physical satisfaction, no matter how brief. But just now, with Margaret, he’d found himself wishing he was the sort of man who would push through his partner’s doubts and convince her to let him have his way with her.

The way she’d responded, the sounds she’d made, he knew she wanted him, too. He also knew that if he ignored her concerns she would run away, and that would be the end of any hope he might have of winning her over. Had he been too dominant just now? Had he lost her completely?

“Nic, this is Mr Scott.”

His sister’s voice brought him around. She was looking at him as if she knew there was something wrong. No doubt she would try to question him once they were alone, but for now, thank God, she was silent.

“Mr Scott the curate?” he asked, although he knew it must be him.

“The very same,” Sibylla said smugly.

The man was in his mid-twenties, with fair hair and guileless blue eyes. Dominic could already tell the curate was a good man—he had that air about him—the sort who would treat Margaret well and probably love her too. He knew he should let nature take its course, or fate, as Margaret would say. But he couldn’t. He wouldn’t.

Despite all his doubts a moment ago he wasn’t ready to give up. He refused to walk away from the woman he wanted to devote his life to. The woman who was perhaps his last chance of finding the sort of happy ending he’d given to others.

Did that make him selfish? He didn’t care. Dominic had come to Denwick with the intention of saving Margaret and making her his, and he hadn’t changed his mind. If anything, his resolution had grown stronger over the past few days.

Louis claimed his attention. “I have heard much of you, my lord.” His smile had an innocence that was faintly disturbing when Dominic considered what he had just been doing to the man’s intended. “Margaret has mentioned her stay in Mockingbird Square many times.”

“Has she?”

“Although I think she was a little lost there. Denwick is her real home.”

Dominic had the strong urge to punch the man in the nose. Sibylla must have sensed it, because she reached out and took his arm firmly in hers. “She fitted in to Mockingbird Square perfectly,” she said.

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