Chapter Nine

She was seriously ashamed of her own behaviour and the fact that she couldn't resist a man she met few hours ago.

Violet had saved her from losing her virginity because she was sure she wouldn't have been able to push Andrea away.

And she did not believe that Andrea Santino would have called a decent halt. He did what he liked when he liked. He had hauled her into his arms like a Viking on the rampage.

He was violently oversexed. Those daunting truths had sunk in on her. Her mouth felt hot and swollen and she was afraid to look at him. "The gardens are a wasteland beyond the wall. There’s really not anything more to show you." She said, trying to steady her breath.

"The ancestral mansion?" He asked. "Are you kicking me away so soon?"

A few minutes later she came to a halt a hundred yards from the large shell of the Regency house where her mother had been born.

Andrea kept stealing a glance at her and even as he stared at the house, she could feel his disapproval.

"What’s the ins