My Lord Immortality (2012)
“It was obvious that she had been too rattled by the appearance of the runner to consider with clarity the claim of the witness. Now she ruthlessly gnawed her lower lip as her swift wits attempted to make sense of the insensible accusation.
A sharp, poignant desire to soothe her poor, maltreated lip swept through Sebastian with shocking force.
He closed his eyes briefly. Perhaps ridiculously, he had hoped that the hours he had devoted to lecturing himself upon the danger of heedless passions wou...ld have rid him of the peculiar awareness that afflicted him when this maiden was near. Or at least allowed him to keep such tempting sensations at bay.
She had only to enter his home, however, for him to realize that his lectures had been futile. For whatever unfathomable reason, this woman managed to stir to life a heat and desire that had never plagued him before.
Seemingly unaware of the prickles of awareness that skittered through his body, Miss Hadwell at last met his probing gaze with a bewildered frown.MoreLess
A sharp, poignant desire to soothe her poor, maltreated lip swept through Sebastian with shocking force.
He closed his eyes briefly. Perhaps ridiculously, he had hoped that the hours he had devoted to lecturing himself upon the danger of heedless passions wou...ld have rid him of the peculiar awareness that afflicted him when this maiden was near. Or at least allowed him to keep such tempting sensations at bay.
She had only to enter his home, however, for him to realize that his lectures had been futile. For whatever unfathomable reason, this woman managed to stir to life a heat and desire that had never plagued him before.
Seemingly unaware of the prickles of awareness that skittered through his body, Miss Hadwell at last met his probing gaze with a bewildered frown.MoreLess
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