The Seduction of Sara
“Bridgeton was a cold-hearted rakehell, about as caring as a coiled snake. She’d thrown herself on his mercy, explained her desperate circumstances, and instead of assisting her as he could so easily have done, he’d used the opportunity to suggest a mere affair.
She clenched her teeth. The trill of excitement that had warmed her at his forbidden proposition proved that Bridgeton had his own charm, a subtle, heady draw, and she had to be very wary in her dealings with him. She had watched her hus...band flitter through a succession of mistresses and had no intention of becoming one herself.
Sara’s foot reached the terrace step, and Anna jumped from her seat as if released by an invisible hand. She rushed forward, her gaze flickering over Sara’s shoulder into the darkness of the garden. “He’s gone.”
Sara slumped in relief, and managed to make the last few steps to the bench before she sank gratefully on the hard, cool surface.
Anna joined her. “I vow, I’ve never been so shocked in all my life as when he grabbed me through the branches!MoreLess
She clenched her teeth. The trill of excitement that had warmed her at his forbidden proposition proved that Bridgeton had his own charm, a subtle, heady draw, and she had to be very wary in her dealings with him. She had watched her hus...band flitter through a succession of mistresses and had no intention of becoming one herself.
Sara’s foot reached the terrace step, and Anna jumped from her seat as if released by an invisible hand. She rushed forward, her gaze flickering over Sara’s shoulder into the darkness of the garden. “He’s gone.”
Sara slumped in relief, and managed to make the last few steps to the bench before she sank gratefully on the hard, cool surface.
Anna joined her. “I vow, I’ve never been so shocked in all my life as when he grabbed me through the branches!MoreLess
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