The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander

Author:Victoria Alexander [Alexander, Victoria]
Format: epub, mobi
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ISBN: 9780061438554
Publisher: Lisa's E-Book Collection
Published: 2008-02-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

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The laughter built deep within her. Sabrina buried her head in the crook of his neck and battled the irresistible urge to giggle. She bit her lip, suppressed laughter shaking her from head to toe.

“Sabrina?” Nicholas’s arms tightened around her, a note of distress sounding in his voice. “Are you all right?”

“Fine, really quite fine.” Her choked words muffled against his neck.

“Sabrina?” Nicholas pulled away, concern clouding his stormy eyes, and studied her intently. “Do you regret what has passed between us?”

“Regret?” She stared at him with amazement. Worry pulled his brows together. A dark bruise cast a roguish shadow on one cheekbone. The healing cut above his eye slashed a line of emphasis to his frown. He appeared so troubled, so anxious, so apprehensive, in such stark contrast to her own feelings, it was almost comical. Regrets? Hardly.

The laughter she’d successfully stifled now triumphed over her, bubbling to the surface and erupting in an explosion of mirth. Nicholas stared, dumbfounded. The expressions chasing each other across his face simply added to her amusement. Concern, followed by confusion, nipped at the heels of astonishment, trailed, finally, by mild annoyance.

He raised an eyebrow. “You know, my dear, a lesser man would take your reaction to our lovemaking as something other than complimentary.” Nicholas’s wry comment only served to trigger another wave of laughter.

“Oh, Nicholas, I’m sorry.” Her glee belied her apology. “It’s just that... well, I simply feel so wonderfully delicious.”

“Delicious?” A slow grin spread across his face. “I hadn’t quite thought of it that way, but delicious may well be an accurate description.” His eyes twinkled and he brushed his lips lightly across her forehead. “Yes, indeed, delicious is definitely the right word for it.”

He lay on his side, propped on one elbow. She gazed up and tossed him a teasing smile. “So, am I still a prim and proper paragon of virtue?”

He threw back his head and laughed, a deep, rich sound that shivered through her blood. “You have assuredly provided new meaning for that phase.” His expression grew serious and he idly traced the line of her jaw with a long, bronzed figure. “Why did you do it, Sabrina?”

“Do what?” she asked, startled by the unexpected question.

“Hide yourself. Live virtually disguised all these years.”

She stared at him cautiously. “Whatever do you mean?”

He shrugged, his fingers continuing their exploration, now trailing down the curve of her throat. “I mean, you have given the world the impression of a quiet, reserved woman. Quite sedate and extremely proper.” His bottomless eyes seemed to search her soul. “You are not at all what I had been led to expect. And ever since we began this escapade your every word, every act, has convinced me your life in London was a sham. Why did you hide this daring, delightful woman I have finally had the good fortune to discover?”

She dropped her gaze from his and stared at a distant point far beyond the walls of the cabin. Her love for him dictated honesty, at least to a point.

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