The Lover
“In the chill of dawn, Niall reached out to draw Sabrina to him—and encountered only rumpled sheets.
In moments he had risen and dressed and was startling sleepy-eyed maids and footmen as he searched the house from bottom to top.
He found her in the attic, in a small cubbyhole that served as a maid’s quarters, curled up on a pallet, fast asleep. A wealth of tenderness engulfed him as he gazed down at Sabrina’s pale face. There were shadows beneath her eyes, shadows he suspected he had put there....
Just then she stirred awake and caught sight of him. With a groan, she buried her face in the pillow. “Sweet heaven, can I have no peace?”
Niall sank down to sit beside her on the plank floor, which only made her stiffen.
“Would you care to explain why I find you in the servants’ quarters, love?”
“You are clever enough to venture a guess. I am attempting to avoid you. I pray you, go away.”
He shook his head, unwilling to leave her like this. Smoothing her tresses from her neck, he massaged the satin skin of her nape.MoreLess
In moments he had risen and dressed and was startling sleepy-eyed maids and footmen as he searched the house from bottom to top.
He found her in the attic, in a small cubbyhole that served as a maid’s quarters, curled up on a pallet, fast asleep. A wealth of tenderness engulfed him as he gazed down at Sabrina’s pale face. There were shadows beneath her eyes, shadows he suspected he had put there....
Just then she stirred awake and caught sight of him. With a groan, she buried her face in the pillow. “Sweet heaven, can I have no peace?”
Niall sank down to sit beside her on the plank floor, which only made her stiffen.
“Would you care to explain why I find you in the servants’ quarters, love?”
“You are clever enough to venture a guess. I am attempting to avoid you. I pray you, go away.”
He shook his head, unwilling to leave her like this. Smoothing her tresses from her neck, he massaged the satin skin of her nape.MoreLess
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