Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you.
Lisa KleypasThat drew a mocking laugh from Lillian. โReally, someone should tell St. Vincent that heโs a living clichรฉ. He has become the embodiment of everything they say about reformed rakes.
Lisa KleypasI knew I would replay the scene countless times in the years before me, each time thinking of different things I should have said and done. But all I did was walk away without looking back.
Lisa KleypasโSimon,โ she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never used it even in the privacy of her thoughts. Moistening her dry lips, she tried once more, and to her astonishment, she did it again. โSimonโฆโ โYes?โ A new tension had entered his long, hard body, and at the same time, his hand moved over the shape of her skull in the softest caress possible. โPleaseโฆ take me to my room.โ Hunt tilted her head back gently and regarded her with a sudden faint smile playing on his lips. โSweetheart, I would take you to Timbuktu if you asked.โ
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