But Carina had too much strength of mind to fall under such a deliberate spell. She regarded him with her head on one side.
“Even if the lady is not willing, Your Grace?”
“But the lady is always willing, I assure you.”
He kissed her hand again, letting his lips linger caressingly, so that flurries of pleasure soared through her.
But at the same time Carina was becoming angry. How dare he use his position of power to overcome her! The fact that his touch delighted her only made his behaviour more disgraceful.
In her fury she dared to say,
“Ah yes, I was forgetting your coronet and your vast wealth.”
His eyes flashed a warning. Carina pulled her hand free, rose from her seat and fled.
As she hurried to the music room, she was intensely conscious of the place on her hand where he had
