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to you? Pray tell, Lord Salvador, which endearing words of mine would have inspired you so?”
He didn’t even flinch nor did his grin falter. She wanted to throw her pastry at him and stomp away. Judging by the increase of his grin, he probably read that on her face.
“ I believe it was all of the above. Only I saw your meaning for something else.” He replied casually and then took another sip of his coffee.
“ By all means Sir, do tell…” She drawled out sarcastically and rolled her eyes.
“ If I must. By marrying you and losing my claim to bachelorhood, it ensures me that I no longer have to leave the comfort of my home to find a willing wench to warm my bed. The fact that you were so eager to reject our marriage convinced me to stop putting off the inevitable and dragging it out for you. No use in allowing you to stress yourself day in and day out on ways you could get out of the contract when really, the end result would have landed my ring on your finger either way. You were right Katherine, that talk did help me come to my senses.”
He still held that wicked grin and she had to grip on to the arm of her chair to keep from flying across the short distance to slap it off his face.
“ I see” she managed to grit out between clenched teeth as she fought to control her anger.
“ You must admit my Love, now that the wedding is over and done with, we can move on with our lives. Not to mention it made for a pleasant night…wouldn’t you say?”
Katherine gasped and this time she did hurl her food at him, standing up to find something else within reach to follow her plate of food.
Salvador was quick to his feet and yanked her against him while chuckling at her outburst.
“ Let me go you Heathen!” She cried out as she squirmed to get free.
“ Now now, Kat, there’s no need for name calling” he continued to tease her.
Her anger turned into embarrassment then back to anger.
“ Let go of me!” She cried out again as she struggled in his hold.
When she felt his arms loosen around her, she flung herself away and fought to put distance between them. No more than two steps later, she felt a sharp flick to her toga and to her horror, watched it fall to the floor.
What she had not noticed was that when he had detained her, part of his foot was standing on her sheet. She felt her face set a flame as she bent down to try and tug the sheet from under his foot and cursed when she heard his laughter.
“ Move your foot you heartless Rake!” She cursed him as he continued to laugh.
He did move his foot, but only to step more firmly onto the sheet, stepping forward and lifting her to him by her upper arms.
She shrieked when he pressed her to him and then cried out his name in shock as he scooped her up in his arms and strode towards the bed.
“ Put me down!” she shrieked out while kicking and flailing her arms.
He tossed her onto the bed and quickly pounced on her before she could recover.
Katherine glared up at him and directed all of her fury at him, wishing he would simply disappear.
“ Come now Katherine, we both know that behind all that modesty you are aching for me, almost as much as I am aching for you.” He purred out to her as he cupped her breast into his hand and ran his thumb back and forth across her nipple.
“ No!” She gasped out as her treacherous nipple responded to his touch. “Don’t even think about it!” She raged out as his breathing started to speed up.
When he focused his attention on her breasts, she managed to take him by surprise and slapped him square across the cheek. When he looked at her stunned by her action, she felt fear for the first time but refused to let it back her down from this fight.
“ I am not a whore who is readily at your disposal. Now get off of me!” She scolded him as she tried to squirm her way out from beneath him.
He cocked an eyebrow at her and then fixed himself with a look of determination. Quickly untying his cravat, he settled
He didn’t even flinch nor did his grin falter. She wanted to throw her pastry at him and stomp away. Judging by the increase of his grin, he probably read that on her face.
“ I believe it was all of the above. Only I saw your meaning for something else.” He replied casually and then took another sip of his coffee.
“ By all means Sir, do tell…” She drawled out sarcastically and rolled her eyes.
“ If I must. By marrying you and losing my claim to bachelorhood, it ensures me that I no longer have to leave the comfort of my home to find a willing wench to warm my bed. The fact that you were so eager to reject our marriage convinced me to stop putting off the inevitable and dragging it out for you. No use in allowing you to stress yourself day in and day out on ways you could get out of the contract when really, the end result would have landed my ring on your finger either way. You were right Katherine, that talk did help me come to my senses.”
He still held that wicked grin and she had to grip on to the arm of her chair to keep from flying across the short distance to slap it off his face.
“ I see” she managed to grit out between clenched teeth as she fought to control her anger.
“ You must admit my Love, now that the wedding is over and done with, we can move on with our lives. Not to mention it made for a pleasant night…wouldn’t you say?”
Katherine gasped and this time she did hurl her food at him, standing up to find something else within reach to follow her plate of food.
Salvador was quick to his feet and yanked her against him while chuckling at her outburst.
“ Let me go you Heathen!” She cried out as she squirmed to get free.
“ Now now, Kat, there’s no need for name calling” he continued to tease her.
Her anger turned into embarrassment then back to anger.
“ Let go of me!” She cried out again as she struggled in his hold.
When she felt his arms loosen around her, she flung herself away and fought to put distance between them. No more than two steps later, she felt a sharp flick to her toga and to her horror, watched it fall to the floor.
What she had not noticed was that when he had detained her, part of his foot was standing on her sheet. She felt her face set a flame as she bent down to try and tug the sheet from under his foot and cursed when she heard his laughter.
“ Move your foot you heartless Rake!” She cursed him as he continued to laugh.
He did move his foot, but only to step more firmly onto the sheet, stepping forward and lifting her to him by her upper arms.
She shrieked when he pressed her to him and then cried out his name in shock as he scooped her up in his arms and strode towards the bed.
“ Put me down!” she shrieked out while kicking and flailing her arms.
He tossed her onto the bed and quickly pounced on her before she could recover.
Katherine glared up at him and directed all of her fury at him, wishing he would simply disappear.
“ Come now Katherine, we both know that behind all that modesty you are aching for me, almost as much as I am aching for you.” He purred out to her as he cupped her breast into his hand and ran his thumb back and forth across her nipple.
“ No!” She gasped out as her treacherous nipple responded to his touch. “Don’t even think about it!” She raged out as his breathing started to speed up.
When he focused his attention on her breasts, she managed to take him by surprise and slapped him square across the cheek. When he looked at her stunned by her action, she felt fear for the first time but refused to let it back her down from this fight.
“ I am not a whore who is readily at your disposal. Now get off of me!” She scolded him as she tried to squirm her way out from beneath him.
He cocked an eyebrow at her and then fixed himself with a look of determination. Quickly untying his cravat, he settled
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