A gentleman might have stopped then. She had climaxed, and she was still a virgin, and he was probably a beast for wanting to make love to her fully, but he simply couldn't...not.
She was his.
But not, he was coming to realize, quite as much as he was hers.
It was those eyes as much as anything that had earned him his reputation as a man to be reckoned with. When he stared at a person, clear and unwavering, men grew uncomfortable. Women positively shivered.
Julia Quinnwhat a sad pair we are," she said. "Surely we can manage a conversation on a topic other than our respective terrible evenings.
Julia QuinnTags: conversation terrible-things
Did you know I have always suspected that men were idiots," Daphne ground out, "but I was never positive until today.
Julia QuinnIt's the curse of motherhood. You're required to love us even when we vex you.
Julia QuinnTags: children motherhood parenting-children
Any man, you'll soon learn, has an insurmountable need to blame someone else when he is made to look a fool.
Julia QuinnTags: men foolish blame-the-other-guy
He was proud and stubborn, and all the ton looked up to him. Men curried his favor, women flirted like mad. And all the while he'd been terrified every time he'd opened his mouth.
Julia QuinnTags: stutter
I don't like your tone," was Violet's standard answer when one of her children was winning an argument.
Julia QuinnTags: argument tone winning-an-argument
I knew nothing but love and devotion when I was growing up. Trust me, it makes everything easier.
Julia QuinnTags: love parental-love
And you, Lord Bridgerton," she replied in a tone that could have frozen champagne, "are almost as handsome as your brother."
Colin snorted again, only this time it sounded as if he were being strangled.
"Are you all right?" Miss Sheffield asked.
"He's fine," Anthony barked.
She ignored him, keeping her attention on Colin. "Are you certain?"
Colin nodded furiously. 'Tickle in my throat."
"Or perhaps a guilty conscience?" Anthony suggested.
Colin turned deliberately from his brother to Kate. "I think I might need another glass of lemonade," he gasped.
"Or maybe," said Anthony, "something stronger. Hemlock, perhaps?
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