Lahat ng Kabanata ng A LADY FOR A DUKE : Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

“That's fine.” she said. Pulling away too sharply, Anna shook her head slightly, his bland, utterly unmoved expression only serving to exacerbate her palpable tension. “Can I go home now?”“Of course, we can.” Cedric replied. Anna shot him an angry look, knowing he'd said ‘we’ to piss her off, and it was working. Her lips were set in a taut line, her breasts rising and falling as if they had a life of their own as the unleashed fury that held her together ripped out of control. “You know, maybe you think I should be grateful that you are here. That I should thank you for showing up, but I don't. In fact you should know that acting like this just makes me wish more than ever that I'd never signed that contract. I would love to turn back the clock and wipe out every last piece of memory of the time we shared.”She wanted to annoy him. To make him as furious as he made her, and she knew she was using that anger to hide her body's reaction to him when he touched her, but she didn't mind

Knowing he probably shouldn’t, Cedric eased the door open and shoved his way through, his heart thumping against his rib cage. He closed the door behind him and looked around the huge room, then he heard a muffled snore from the vicinity of the bed. Only then did he notice the slight lump resting beneath a mountain of fluffy blankets. Relief hit him so deep and swift his knees nearly buckled. For some fucked up reason, he'd been picturing her sprawled on the floor bleeding to death, and in reality she was only still sleeping.He raked his hair back and shook his head. He had to get a grip. She was safe. The baby was safe. He considered waking her to see if she wanted something to eat, but decided against it. Though he hated the idea of her missing breakfast as she hadn't eaten much yesterday, she obviously needed her sleep just as badly.He walked over to make sure she was comfortable. Though his good sense told him to leave before she woke up and saw him there, he felt drawn to the b

It was a full hour before Garth left the bedroom and Anna was alone again. “Well?” Cedric’s voice said behind her. As she slipped out of bed and the huge oversized shirt he had loaned her and padded across the room, Cedric caught her unaware. Anna gave a furious yelp and dived into the bathroom to grab a towel, returning a second or two later, cheeks flaming but thankfully almost decent. From Cedric’s impatient stance he clearly didn't care about her reaction to him walking in on her naked. He was dressed in a suit, his hair neatly combed now, a tie hanging around his neck waiting to be knotted, shoes on his feet with the laces still undone, and he looked every bit as sexy as the semi-naked man she had opened her eyes to an hour ago. “What did he say?” he asked. “Who?” She saw his eyes narrow, heard his sharp intake of breath.“Don't be facetious, Anna. I've got a meeting in half an hour and I want to know what's going on before I leave. We'll talk properly when I get back; so q

It was Cedric who finally broke the contact. Cedric who pushed her away, who shook his head in almost repulsion, as if waking from some terrible dream, as if scarcely able to comprehend what had taken place. She felt the shudder of his muscles, the controversy in every movement as he pushed with his hands but pleaded with his eyes, every fiber that bound them, every breath saturated with the passion that had gripped them, but the sobering slap of reality too strong to ignore.“You…” The water lashed his face, rivers running down that strong jaw, like tears of regret; the push of his palms, the grip of his fingers, confusion, pain in every tortured gasp. “You make me crazy.”She could feel every breath in his arms, exasperation, regret tingeing every motion, the steel of his erection against her thighs, the soft marshmallow of her flesh melting against him, an expensive suit no barrier against his deadly sword.“You make it so easy to be wrong.” She could see the white of his teeth as

She was attracted to his mind as to his killer body and handsome face, and she knew in that moment that no matter what happened, Cedric was going to be a huge part of her life. Yes, there had been pain, but he'd changed her life forever, and that wasn't something anyone would forget. “So what do you think?” he asked.“It’s nice,” she told him. “Although, I have to sat that I'm a bit surprised that you are making all these changes. You hate being here,”Cedric lowered his head, “Actually I've been thinking of spending more time here…. Much more than I do in the city,” When he looked up again and his eyes met hers, Anna's breath caught in the throat. He smiled at her, but his eyes were full of emotion, although she wasn't sure which. Pain? Regret? Joy? She had to change the topic, “This isn’t new.” She said, and ran a hand across the edge of the pool table, over the well-worn felt.“No, it's not.” Cedric followed her with those dark, inquisitive eyes, making her ultra-aware of every m