I'm His Property

iberate

gruffly most of the time. His statements were most ofte

cursed when he stumbled over Aabha who was

years in the brothel. Her uncle was amongst the many men who introduced the la

morning and it was apparent that he

pected to supply three! W

mp so she could see the damage Mr. Gruff was doing to her

king about the contents of the letter. I have no wish to hear every detail

You do not have one." The contempt in his voice was outward but Sophia

the money. But unlike the forme

ag of your visits in my chamber, are

l go around Town, enjoying the envy of

equals, Sophia, dear. You very k

is lack for words. "You take advantage of my mysterious nature, neglecting of my true one in presence of your eq

clearly see, dear Sophia. Because once you stare at yourself in a viewing glass and see more than mer

the same words before, most often in times

htened when his weight made her bed screech. She hated that he'd spoil her m

ile although she doubte

*

the pain attacked. She moaned beneath h

winning, num

happening to her? Was she dyi

er aw

when she felt for her damp forehead. Why could she not

t she would not have to cowe

. Aabha moved beside her and she hushed him bac

or the glass of

more minutes to calm

, she wondered if her uncle would

*

tying his cravat with great concentration wh

o girls their sister Margaret and her husband adopted as their own four years ago. Suddenly his fac

med to be around twelve years of age, did the same. Both their shoulders

d like true sisters. Both had dark hair and

assing day. Her black hair which she inherited fro

e in rescuing Fiona from her father, they dared not further demand for

the illegal slave trade around the Town. She escaped slavery at such a young age. Margaret did not wish to put the child through the entire investigation, but they all knew that when the moment came that

nd threw it to the side with a f

ed, walking over to the cravat to pick it

myself with one," he murmured, looking down at his sister. He

ld green eyes. "Books, brother. I hav

reparing for m

He jumped away and loosened the knot. "I learn things not for

kind to ask Fanny to bring biscu

ou are not staying," he said w

have somewhere of impor

nly two people amongst his siblings

same woman

And where did you l

r is a fool, Nick. Of course, I learne

with that former valet

find it famous! Maxine fooling you f

s, busy with their matchmaking. The older they got, the more they knew of things Nicholas would rather t

t, Emma shrugged. "I wanted to take the girls sho

ctor? Why? What

said with a shrug. "And mother is almost

to the poi

o be at the family

ot have simply j

m

my dear brothers, Nick," she said with a wink as she turned to

e turned to face the viewing glass to ad

l his splendor. With one last wink at his reflection,

*

men who had once worshiped him in Rock'oles, threw him a

. But was it not his fault that his sister-in-law barged in here wearing breeches and s

Tania. She was

Mast, the lanky and tall manager of Rock'oles, came t

r heads to gawk at him in disbelief. He

n the gaming room unless he was escor

n disbelief and briefly heard a gen

aid to the manager who merely gave h

ey, he opened the door and the light

aw was the giant bed in the center. Well, at the very lea

m. Without another word, the manager reached for the door

one that would help him get a glimpse of the woman residin

ord?" Sophia's voice

hing else, yes," he s

e walked toward him. Had she been living in this darkne

his. Soft, dainty han

s. Why? Why the bloody hell did he feel anxi

im into a chair. He felt something move against his right leg and he lifted i

Bloody hell, woman, you k

company when

clutter b

expec

n dar

stimulate your sense of taste," she

d for the plate. With his other

have to use

ut ate he did and she was proven to be correct for the meal was indeed delicious and when

o see you? Try to be honest with me, Sophie, for I do apprec

took it from his hand and set it aside on th

d out of his lungs. She was not heavy yet she wa

ealize his hands moved on their own volition to caress

reasons," she whispered, he

as swa

her today. Yet he found himself being seduce

is lust, but this woman was using his other senses t

ery smell, feel and sound of h

ide of his lips, along his jaw and up over the slight curve of his cheekbone. He closed his eyes, asking

ore she softened against him. Although he wondered about her reaction, his body could no lo

o

n her throat, wishing he was delving his tongue inside her mouth

the days to come. But not now. No

is hands under her thigh. Her breathing was raspy as he trailed w

ied out when he bump

Nicholas turned to the right and walked on,

ergy, a sane thought was trying to tell

ought not to forg

ced hi

lip down his length until

breathing heavy, "I do honestl

, he wanted to kiss her mouth. "Slow, da

ophia that the man holding her was planning to cause an accident

side and found the bedside table. He whirled Sophia around with him until his hips hitched

il she was leaning against the table, his hands now underneath her dr

his slow teasing. Her legs opened to give him roo

, darling, not yet," he whispered against her throat, lightly biting her skin.

once again but she

hell was wrong

Why was she forcing

ndered back

He managed to unbutton halfway through her dress now. He lean

you," he al

ply. She simpl

if he truly wanted to. But he would

away from her dress and into air, searching fo

traction, Nicholas groaned as she clamped h

forgetting what he

olas swallowed and closed his eyes as he ground his hips against hers

be long before she discovered what he did. With his eyes c

that the bloody lamp was broken and that

e was

t behind the woman p

n his green emerald

her head. Her hands were clasping his shoulders as she tried to

spite his strai

utter shock at w

left hand rose, shaking as he cupped her face, lightly as if

a woman

t beautiful creatur

d since he turned on the lamp, but he could say that he had been staring at her face for hours because

used her because her brows furrowed an

because surely she would have now realized that he

stared ahead with a frown and Nicholas craned his head to the r

er seen before and he would love to simply look at them

anything there but

became mor

ing as she did so. Her hand pla

er face at the same time was incomparable to anything he had see

phia repeated, bl

is right hand rose and he wa

now in complete confusion and loss, Nicholas