Something in Red (Fancytales Regency Romance Series)
“She wanted to tell him he was mistaken, but dishonesty did not come easily to her. Still, it went against her sense of fair play to allow him to sit in smug confidence across the way while she squirmed opposite him in secret shame.“My, what astute powers of observation you have, my lord.” Sarcasm lacing her every syllable, she continued, “You neglected to mention, however, your own reactions to your discovery of my forbidden desire.”His eyes narrowed. He shifted in the seat, and Rhiad suppressed her urge to grin. Had he expected an impassioned denial to fall from her quivering lips? Well, well. Perhaps there was something to be salvaged of tonight's debacle after all! Rhiad arched a brow beneath the mask, though she had forgotten he would not be able to see it and therefore not feel the full weight of its intended effect.“Perhaps you should consider the increased pounding of your own heart, my lord Wolfe. Or the way you, too, are attempting to carefully modulate your somewhat labored ...breathing, lest I turn skittish and attempt to bolt from a moving carriage, and thus lay the responsibility for my death at your door.”Rhiad carefully rearranged the loose folds of her cloak, unleashing the full effect of the daring dress beneath it to his penetrating gaze, and then teased, “Do your hands yearn to test the softness of my bosom, my lord?MoreLess
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