Chapter Eight
There’s been no time for Jordan Lucas, despite his most recent proposition. He wanted her on Thursday evening at the Regency Arms, but she was already booked, a date long overdue with Armando. Her regular lover might have split if she failed to show for this event. His heart requires her loyalty even if they have never practiced fidelity. Sometimes she wonders if Armando has women on the side, like she has her men. But she doubts that. He is not a restless sort of man and he likes his satisfaction from one place, something he can count on. Until the last few months, she hasn’t failed him and she’s not ready to lose him now—so she declines the other lover’s offer. Jordan may be more exciting, but he’ll never last the winter, not with the battle for the paintings in the backgr
