anger but nothing could have
readied her for the masculine arousal that poured over her in a searing conflagration.
Stonevale wanted her.
Victoriawas momentarily stunned by the sensual assault. She had been kissed a few times by daring or
desperate suitors and once or twice because her own curiosity had gotten the better of her. But she had
never known anything like the rough, deep, demanding kiss that held her now.
She trembled and her fingers clenched around Lucas's upper arms. He responded with a husky groan
and then he was crushing her into the ivy, his thigh forcing her legs further apart.Victoria felt the small jabs
of the vines and inhaled the fragrance of crumpled leaves and the musky scent of Lucas's body. Her head
spun as if she were being whirled about on a dance floor.
When she felt Lucas's tongue slide along her lower lip, she opened her mouth for him in the same
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instinctive, unquestioning manner in which she had earlier followed him to safety.
She flinched when his hands circled her waist, but she did not struggle as she knew she should, not even
when she felt his thumbs glide up to rest just under the weight of her small breasts.
"My lord," she managed in a ragged voice as he freed her mouth to catch the lobe of her ear between his
teeth. "My lord, I don't know that is, you ought not to be doing this."
"I want you to have good cause to remember me, Victoria," Lucas whispered.Victoria swallowed hard,
trying to collect herself "I assure you, I am not likely to forget you."
"Excellent." His teeth grazed her tender earlobe, causing no real pain but leaving her with a disquieting
sensation of vulnerability. The odd caress leftVictoria feeling shaken to the depths of her being. Her
insides turned warm and her pulse quickened. Without stopping to think, she moved her hands up to
twine her arms around Lucas's neck. She liked the scent of him, she realized. She also liked the feel of his
strong shoulders under her hands. She was acutely aware of the heavy, masculine bulge outlined by his
tight breeches.
"This," Lucas whispered, "is going to prove a most interesting association." The anger seemed to
evaporate from him in that moment, leaving only the desire his eyes alive and glittering with it.
"Do you think so?"Victoria was feeling very daring now as she looked up at him. The recent rush of
euphoric relief engendered by the close brush with danger was meshing with another kind of thrill, a new
and unfamiliar thrill, a thrill of deep sensuality. She felt oddly weak and realized she was clinging to Lucas.
"You don't realize it yet, but you have handed me the keys to the citadel. I know your secrets now, and I
give you fair warning, I will use them to court you."
"Court me?"Victoria woke from her dazed, sensual reverie. "I mean to court you, woo you, seduce you.
I will make you mine,Victoria . Only the bravest, most determined of suitors would endure what I shall be
obliged to endure in order to win you, but in the end I will have you." His smile was slow, dangerous, and
infinitely compelling in the moonlight.
"What makes you think I will ever surrender to you, my lord?"
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"You will surrender to me because you will not be able to help yourself. You will never find another man
who is willing to give you what you want," Lucas told her. When all is said and done, you won't be able
to resist me. Now that I know what you desire, I have you in the palm of my hand."
"What is it you think I want, my lord?"
"Adventure." He kissed the tip of her nose. "Excitement." He kissed her eyelids. "And a companion to
share it all with you. The fair tonight was a tame event compared to the sights I can show you. I can take
you places where no lady would ever dare allow herself to be seen. I can show you the side of life
readied her for the masculine arousal that poured over her in a searing conflagration.
Stonevale wanted her.
Victoriawas momentarily stunned by the sensual assault. She had been kissed a few times by daring or
desperate suitors and once or twice because her own curiosity had gotten the better of her. But she had
never known anything like the rough, deep, demanding kiss that held her now.
She trembled and her fingers clenched around Lucas's upper arms. He responded with a husky groan
and then he was crushing her into the ivy, his thigh forcing her legs further apart.Victoria felt the small jabs
of the vines and inhaled the fragrance of crumpled leaves and the musky scent of Lucas's body. Her head
spun as if she were being whirled about on a dance floor.
When she felt Lucas's tongue slide along her lower lip, she opened her mouth for him in the same
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
instinctive, unquestioning manner in which she had earlier followed him to safety.
She flinched when his hands circled her waist, but she did not struggle as she knew she should, not even
when she felt his thumbs glide up to rest just under the weight of her small breasts.
"My lord," she managed in a ragged voice as he freed her mouth to catch the lobe of her ear between his
teeth. "My lord, I don't know that is, you ought not to be doing this."
"I want you to have good cause to remember me, Victoria," Lucas whispered.Victoria swallowed hard,
trying to collect herself "I assure you, I am not likely to forget you."
"Excellent." His teeth grazed her tender earlobe, causing no real pain but leaving her with a disquieting
sensation of vulnerability. The odd caress leftVictoria feeling shaken to the depths of her being. Her
insides turned warm and her pulse quickened. Without stopping to think, she moved her hands up to
twine her arms around Lucas's neck. She liked the scent of him, she realized. She also liked the feel of his
strong shoulders under her hands. She was acutely aware of the heavy, masculine bulge outlined by his
tight breeches.
"This," Lucas whispered, "is going to prove a most interesting association." The anger seemed to
evaporate from him in that moment, leaving only the desire his eyes alive and glittering with it.
"Do you think so?"Victoria was feeling very daring now as she looked up at him. The recent rush of
euphoric relief engendered by the close brush with danger was meshing with another kind of thrill, a new
and unfamiliar thrill, a thrill of deep sensuality. She felt oddly weak and realized she was clinging to Lucas.
"You don't realize it yet, but you have handed me the keys to the citadel. I know your secrets now, and I
give you fair warning, I will use them to court you."
"Court me?"Victoria woke from her dazed, sensual reverie. "I mean to court you, woo you, seduce you.
I will make you mine,Victoria . Only the bravest, most determined of suitors would endure what I shall be
obliged to endure in order to win you, but in the end I will have you." His smile was slow, dangerous, and
infinitely compelling in the moonlight.
"What makes you think I will ever surrender to you, my lord?"
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"You will surrender to me because you will not be able to help yourself. You will never find another man
who is willing to give you what you want," Lucas told her. When all is said and done, you won't be able
to resist me. Now that I know what you desire, I have you in the palm of my hand."
"What is it you think I want, my lord?"
"Adventure." He kissed the tip of her nose. "Excitement." He kissed her eyelids. "And a companion to
share it all with you. The fair tonight was a tame event compared to the sights I can show you. I can take
you places where no lady would ever dare allow herself to be seen. I can show you the side of life
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