Valaquez Bride
“"Besides the fact that Uncle Will and I would be just fine right here, I really don't think your grandmother would be particularly happy with me staying in her home. I told you I know she's never cared for me." "I decide who does and who does not stay at Casa Valaquez," Raul declared, his jaw taut, his green eyes beginning to glitter with impatience. "My grandmother accepts that fact." Juliet laughed humorlessly. "Oh, yes, I'd forgotten. With your father still in England on diplomatic service, ...you're master of the house, aren't you? Sort of like a feudal lord? Does that mean if I ever disobey you, you'll toss me in your dungeon?" "Don't be flippant," he cautioned, his voice low as his hand shot out to cover hers on the tabletop, squeezing her slender fingers between the hardness of his. "Disobeying me won't get you tossed in a dungeon, Juliet. I can think of much more pleasurable ways to deal with you." When rose color flooded her cheeks at his blatant intimation, he smiled sardonically and released her hand.MoreLess
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