Society's Most Scandalous Viscount (2015)
Society's Most Scandalous Viscount
“She needed distance. Anything to escape the heat of his body against hers. The action evoked an unanswered yearning for which she had no label, the sensation leaving her more confused than assured. Still on another level, she wanted it to continue and missed it as soon as she pulled away. What torture had she inflicted upon herself? Not once but twice, and yet, she’d do it again. This man, Benedict, was placed in her path as if Fate was playing a fickle game, when she hardly knew her own future.... Grandmother would label it serendipity. Angelica shook her head as if to erase the ridiculous notion. She sought a memorable adventure, not an experience to cause further turmoil.
In a rush, she continued past a few tall oaks then bent to pluck a violet, out of place on the needle-blanketed ground. She twirled it between her thumb and forefinger in pensive concentration. She could hear the thud of his boots approaching. His shadow blocked any sparse light as he overtook her.
He didn’t speak and she dropped the little flower, startled when he grasped her wrist and yanked her forward.MoreLess
In a rush, she continued past a few tall oaks then bent to pluck a violet, out of place on the needle-blanketed ground. She twirled it between her thumb and forefinger in pensive concentration. She could hear the thud of his boots approaching. His shadow blocked any sparse light as he overtook her.
He didn’t speak and she dropped the little flower, startled when he grasped her wrist and yanked her forward.MoreLess
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