Lucasta (18 page)

‘Could we not take her with us?’

‘I am not taking a dog on honeymoon!’

‘Oh. Is it not permitted?’

‘Most definitely not.’

She peeped up at him through her lashes, her eyes coming to rest upon his mouth, set now in a determined line. It quirked at one corner and she twinkled up at him.

‘Are you sure?’

‘Most sure,’ he said, bringing his mouth down to capture hers once more. She responded immediately, matching his desire with her own, equally urgent longing. He held her against him, breathing raggedly into her hair.

‘You are a minx,’ he muttered, nibbling her ear. ‘But my plans for our honeymoon do not involve looking after a dog.’

She shivered delightfully in his arms.

‘Very well,’ she said meekly. ‘Perhaps we could take her back to Coombe Chase: she could stay with her mother until we return. Is it going to be a long honeymoon?’

She looked up as she spoke, the breath catching in her throat as she saw the look in his eyes. His arms tightened around her.

‘Yes, my love,’ he said, lowering his head once more. ‘I think it might last a lifetime.’

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The Bargain

Lady Vengeance

The Dream Chasers

The Highclough Lady

A Lady at Midnight

Dance for a Diamond

Gentlemen in Question

The Belles Dames Club

A Rational Romance