Lady in Red
“He could scarcely believe his eyes and didn’t dare blink lest the apparition vanish.
Mary stood in his doorway in a silk dressing gown, her short curls teasing her pale face. She’d slept beside him the last few nights, but virtually fully clothed and not under the covers.
The sight of her standing there, clearly naked under the light silk, claimed his reason and he immediately said the most ridiculous thing: “Where have you been?”
He nearly bashed himself for the possessive note in his voice. What the hell was happening to him?
Clearly, she had happened to him, awakening feelings he’d never had, nor had to contemplate. Something had occurred to him on the beach earlier. Before, he’d cared about her, needed to help her. But tonight? He felt the need to own her. And that was bloody terrifying. He’d seen where that emotion led by his parents’ example.
Mary strode into his bedchamber like a goddess deigning to visit a mortal.
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