The Rake's Rebellious Lady
“He had no intention of encouraging Nicolas to race him again while Caroline was his passenger. Instead, he put his feet up and thought about the girl he had made up his mind to marry.
He had been slow to come to his decision, but his mind was set now. She had seemed natural enough and pleased to see him—once she realised he was not going to quarrel with her brother—but he sensed it would not be easy to gain her consent to the marriage. Because of all the gossip in town she had taken it into... her head that he meant to make her an offer as a matter of honour, whereas nothing could be further from the truth.
He would have to think of a way to persuade her… Thinking about the various methods of persuasion that he might use brought a smile to his lips. Some of them would, he was sure, prove extremely pleasurable.
* * * ‘Well, girl, let me look at you,’ Bollingbrook said as Caroline ran to kiss his cheek. His eyes dwelled intently on her face for a moment.MoreLess
He had been slow to come to his decision, but his mind was set now. She had seemed natural enough and pleased to see him—once she realised he was not going to quarrel with her brother—but he sensed it would not be easy to gain her consent to the marriage. Because of all the gossip in town she had taken it into... her head that he meant to make her an offer as a matter of honour, whereas nothing could be further from the truth.
He would have to think of a way to persuade her… Thinking about the various methods of persuasion that he might use brought a smile to his lips. Some of them would, he was sure, prove extremely pleasurable.
* * * ‘Well, girl, let me look at you,’ Bollingbrook said as Caroline ran to kiss his cheek. His eyes dwelled intently on her face for a moment.MoreLess
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