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188 His Lady Mistressnext in line for the earldom with Richard as the remainingspare. Half an hour between their births. Half an hour to makethe difference between heir and spare.He’d sworn to himself that the difference would never becomea reality. He might have been able to deal with that.But the promise to his mother remained... Then he’d had tomarry Verity.At first he’d been so damned angry with her that it hadnever occurred to him that his desire for her would be sooverwhelming. He had intended to stay angry and hold hersafely at a distance. He’d intended to take a mistress to dealwith his physical needs. She had everything she required—ahome, security, plenty of money—but he couldn’t be angrywith her.Last night... His body ached at the memory of her shyadvances, the uncertain kisses, her trembling hands, her bodytwisting, pleading for his possession. He’d wanted to sinkinto her so deeply that they would never be truly apart again,to feel her sweetness become a part of him.He had to tell her the truth—why he’d never intended tomarry and why he could never give her a child. Now, whenshe cared for him, loved him, trusted him. He swallowed.She had told him she loved him, her breath breaking as shepleaded for him to give her a child, her breath the softestcaress on his lips... How the hell was he to tell her that hewould never give her a child?Oh, God! It would have been so much easier if he couldhave held on to his anger. If she were not so sweet, sodamned trusting. If it were only a physical need, not this souldeepyearning to possess her in every way. Body, mind andsoul.His quill sputtered on the page of figures. He muttered acurse and reached for the pen cutter. Again. This morning hecouldn’t manage the simplest task, such as trimming his pen,without making a mull of it. All he could think of was Verity.
Elizabeth Rolls189Coming apart in his arms, pleading with him to take her.Offering her love.How could he accept that and offer her nothing in return,least of all the child she longed for? His conscience wentstraight for the throat. You didn’t accept it. You flung itstraight back in her face.Swearing, he pushed the chair back from his desk. Thebest thing he could do was go down to the stables, saddle ahorse and go for a ride. A damned long one. If the saddlewas uncomfortable, he only had himself to thank for it. Besides,the ache in his heart was a damn sight worse.
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Chapter OneLate summer 1822‘What
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40 His Lady MistressAt the end of a
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Chapter ThreeHe found her in the sc
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58 His Lady Mistressshe turned to g
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60 His Lady Mistress* * *Verity lay
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62 His Lady MistressA gentle way wi
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70 His Lady Mistressdressing table
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Chapter FiveMax thought he might br
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88 His Lady Mistressin hell that he
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Chapter Six‘No!’ Horror tore th
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Chapter SevenVerity glared at him,
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128 His Lady Mistressdeeply. Then s
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Chapter EightTwo hours later Max wa
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Chapter FourteenMax saw them go and
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Chapter SixteenIn the event Max did
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Chapter SeventeenMax awoke to find
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