The Wallflower Win by Valerie Bowman

Author:Valerie Bowman [Bowman, Valerie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: June Third Enterprises, LLC

Christopher had been quite attuned to the gorgeous woman watching him play. He’d been aware of her the moment she’d stepped out of the crowd near the gaming tables and into the chess area. His opponent hadn’t been much competition, and Christopher had grown bored, knowing he was soon to win. His gaze had wandered from the chessboard, and he’d seen that drunken idiot pawing at the siren who’d stepped from the crowd.

He hadn’t given it much thought when he’d ordered the man to unhand her. He could tell by her stance and the way she’d craned her neck away that she wanted no part of the man’s advances. The Onyx Club was a place for testing limits and enjoying oneself, but there was never a time when unwanted advances were allowable, and Christopher was one of many gentlemen who frequented the club who wouldn’t countenance such shameful behavior. He would have ordered the man away from any woman who appeared to be in distress, but there was something about the woman in the red gown that made Christopher take notice.

He’d needed this night out. Spending too much time with Eliza Whitmoreland had left him sorely in want of a woman. The woman staring at him now reminded him of her. She had mysterious dark eyes, full, enticing breasts that were on display thanks to that gown, and inviting, plush lips that he was already fantasizing about kissing. She was just what he needed to banish thoughts of Eliza from his mind. Especially after Eliza had asked him to kiss her again yesterday. The temptation had been nearly overwhelming.

The lady watching him play was no innocent, however. She might look like Eliza and have a similar shape and height, but the women who frequented the Onyx Club were never innocent. They were experienced women who knew their way around a man’s body and who knew what they liked and what they wanted for themselves. Christopher was in the mood for just such a companion tonight.

He watched the lady in red carefully after he asked her to play.

“No. I c…couldn’t,” she finally replied. Was it his imagination or did her accent sound vaguely French? In addition to her striking gown that was slit up to above the knee, she wore matching red gloves and slippers and had rubies at her throat. Her nearly black hair—the precise color he preferred—was done up in a perfect chignon as well. The black silken mask on her face hid her features, but he could tell her eyes were dark as sin. Just like Eliza’s.

No. He shook off the thought. He would not think of Eliza tonight. He’d spent every bloody night for weeks—months, actually—thinking of her. Tonight, he would banish her from his thoughts.

He gave the woman in red a sultry smile. She didn’t want to play chess? Very well. He would get directly to the point. He stood and gathered the money he’d won, tucking it into his inner coat pocket. Then he stepped near her, leaned down, and whispered in her ear.

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