He knew if he was honest with himself that he wanted her.
He wanted to kiss her and he was quite certain now that it would be the first time that she had ever been kissed.
He wanted to make love to her.
Yet he could not forget how frightened she had been.
He knew that he must be patient and wait until she responded to him.
At the moment she treated him as an interesting man with whom she wished to discuss a great number of things but not as an attractive man from whom she wanted much more than conversation.
The Earl had been pursued by so many women.
If a woman desired him because he was so good-looking, he would not only see it in her eyes but would be aware of it by his perception.
He went to the window and drew back the curtains as he did every night.
He thought if he was hones
