Where Love Has Gone
“Desmond had experienced the exaltation and relief before, and on those previous occasions he had celebrated his vaulting emotions in the same way, by taking a woman to bed. He lived by his own definition of honor, so he had always confined himself to willing widows or women who sold themselves.
Never before had he taken a virgin noblewoman. It didn’t relieve his conscience a bit to understand that Elaine had been suffering from the same post-battle relief and exhilaration, coupled with an attac...k of very natural grief at realizing that she, the sweetest and most innocent of women, had been the cause of a man’s death. Never mind that the villain who had attacked her would have taken her life without a second thought. Without losing his latest meal afterward, either.
As a result of what Desmond had done, Elaine was no longer innocent. She might even be carrying his child. He’d been too avid for her embrace to consider the possible consequences. He had lived for years without close ties or a home to call his own, refusing to love any man, including his own brother, or any woman, because he believed keeping his heart untouched was the best way for a spy to survive.MoreLess
Never before had he taken a virgin noblewoman. It didn’t relieve his conscience a bit to understand that Elaine had been suffering from the same post-battle relief and exhilaration, coupled with an attac...k of very natural grief at realizing that she, the sweetest and most innocent of women, had been the cause of a man’s death. Never mind that the villain who had attacked her would have taken her life without a second thought. Without losing his latest meal afterward, either.
As a result of what Desmond had done, Elaine was no longer innocent. She might even be carrying his child. He’d been too avid for her embrace to consider the possible consequences. He had lived for years without close ties or a home to call his own, refusing to love any man, including his own brother, or any woman, because he believed keeping his heart untouched was the best way for a spy to survive.MoreLess
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