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instant. Therefore, she
decided to stick with the occasional seductive glance and enticing smile.
It was much more subtle, or so she thought.
Throughout the course of the meal, Alec felt the recurring
heat of Scarlett’s lingering gaze and it was having an unnerving effect on his
libido. Having been the recipient of many a woman’s interested regard
since he was fifteen years old, he hadn’t the slightest doubt as to what she
was thinking. In fact, he would have to be a blind man to miss the
signals she was sending out. Christ, if she wasn’t Colin’s little sister
he might very well have pulled her aside already and suggested they meet for a
clandestine tryst later that evening. But she was Colin’s sister,
and that fact alone made her off limits, unless of course he was looking for a
wife, which he definitely wasn’t, at least not in the foreseeable future.
However, if Scarlett continued to send out those blatant come and get me looks,
it was going to be damn hard to keep remembering that she was
untouchable. Damn hard indeed!
The next morning, Scarlett found Alec sitting alone in the
breakfast room, just as she’d hoped. She thanked her lucky stars that her
brothers were still late sleepers, as this would likely be one of the few
opportunities she would get to have Alec all to herself. Much to her frustration,
the men had closeted themselves away in Colin’s study shortly after dinner the
night before, and she had spent the remainder of the evening alone in her room
with a book. Thus, upon waking, she had quickly donned one of her heavy
velvet riding habits and rushed downstairs hoping Alec would be up. The
snow had stopped and she was hoping that she and Alec might go for a ride, just
as they had done during his last visit to Grey Oaks.
She paused for a moment at the threshold, thrilled to see that
he was garbed in his riding attire. He stood before one of the room’s
large windows, casually sipping a cup of coffee as he looked outside. As
she watched him her breath caught in her throat, and she could almost hear her
heart beating wildly in her chest. It amazed her that just the sight of
him managed to send her pulse racing. She closed her eyes and took a deep
steadying breath. “Good morning,” she said, once she’d gotten her
breathing under control.
Alec turned instantly at the sound of Scarlett’s voice.
He took in her stylish black riding habit, not surprised in the least at her
choice of attire. He had become quite adept at reading women, and after
last night he’d had a hunch that she would be up early and dressed for a ride.
He mentally congratulated himself on his intuitiveness. “Good morning,
Scarlett.” The fact that she was Colin’s sister didn’t mean he couldn’t
enjoy her company, at least outside of the bedroom. As she entered
the room, he couldn’t seem to take his eyes off her. Her extraordinary
beauty still astounded him.
She smiled, loving the sound of her name on his lips.
“Did you sleep well?”
Did he sleep well? Hell no he hadn’t slept well.
He’d woken up in the middle of the night with a throbbing erection, thanks to
those brazen looks and seductive smiles she had been sending his way throughout
the evening. “Quite well, thank you.”
Scarlett looked pointedly at his expensive leather riding
boots, and then back up to his face. “You’re dressed for riding.”
“As are you,” he said, his own gaze sweeping her from head to
toe. No more breeches for Lady Scarlett, he mused. How unfortunate,
for he could only imagine how enticing those breeches would look upon her lush
figure now. His eyes drifted to her glorious hair, pulled to the side and
tied with a satin ribbon, and to the creamy whiteness of her skin, a perfect
contrast to the rich black fabric of her riding habit. She looked
ravishing. He longed to ravish her, and might well have set about to do
just that if she weren’t
decided to stick with the occasional seductive glance and enticing smile.
It was much more subtle, or so she thought.
Throughout the course of the meal, Alec felt the recurring
heat of Scarlett’s lingering gaze and it was having an unnerving effect on his
libido. Having been the recipient of many a woman’s interested regard
since he was fifteen years old, he hadn’t the slightest doubt as to what she
was thinking. In fact, he would have to be a blind man to miss the
signals she was sending out. Christ, if she wasn’t Colin’s little sister
he might very well have pulled her aside already and suggested they meet for a
clandestine tryst later that evening. But she was Colin’s sister,
and that fact alone made her off limits, unless of course he was looking for a
wife, which he definitely wasn’t, at least not in the foreseeable future.
However, if Scarlett continued to send out those blatant come and get me looks,
it was going to be damn hard to keep remembering that she was
untouchable. Damn hard indeed!
The next morning, Scarlett found Alec sitting alone in the
breakfast room, just as she’d hoped. She thanked her lucky stars that her
brothers were still late sleepers, as this would likely be one of the few
opportunities she would get to have Alec all to herself. Much to her frustration,
the men had closeted themselves away in Colin’s study shortly after dinner the
night before, and she had spent the remainder of the evening alone in her room
with a book. Thus, upon waking, she had quickly donned one of her heavy
velvet riding habits and rushed downstairs hoping Alec would be up. The
snow had stopped and she was hoping that she and Alec might go for a ride, just
as they had done during his last visit to Grey Oaks.
She paused for a moment at the threshold, thrilled to see that
he was garbed in his riding attire. He stood before one of the room’s
large windows, casually sipping a cup of coffee as he looked outside. As
she watched him her breath caught in her throat, and she could almost hear her
heart beating wildly in her chest. It amazed her that just the sight of
him managed to send her pulse racing. She closed her eyes and took a deep
steadying breath. “Good morning,” she said, once she’d gotten her
breathing under control.
Alec turned instantly at the sound of Scarlett’s voice.
He took in her stylish black riding habit, not surprised in the least at her
choice of attire. He had become quite adept at reading women, and after
last night he’d had a hunch that she would be up early and dressed for a ride.
He mentally congratulated himself on his intuitiveness. “Good morning,
Scarlett.” The fact that she was Colin’s sister didn’t mean he couldn’t
enjoy her company, at least outside of the bedroom. As she entered
the room, he couldn’t seem to take his eyes off her. Her extraordinary
beauty still astounded him.
She smiled, loving the sound of her name on his lips.
“Did you sleep well?”
Did he sleep well? Hell no he hadn’t slept well.
He’d woken up in the middle of the night with a throbbing erection, thanks to
those brazen looks and seductive smiles she had been sending his way throughout
the evening. “Quite well, thank you.”
Scarlett looked pointedly at his expensive leather riding
boots, and then back up to his face. “You’re dressed for riding.”
“As are you,” he said, his own gaze sweeping her from head to
toe. No more breeches for Lady Scarlett, he mused. How unfortunate,
for he could only imagine how enticing those breeches would look upon her lush
figure now. His eyes drifted to her glorious hair, pulled to the side and
tied with a satin ribbon, and to the creamy whiteness of her skin, a perfect
contrast to the rich black fabric of her riding habit. She looked
ravishing. He longed to ravish her, and might well have set about to do
just that if she weren’t
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