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“Yes!” Nora cried The ers in and out of her as she writhed upon them

It was hard not to squirer to see to her come that he delayed his own need I wanted that I wanted a man who put me first

The ed and dripping, clearly in need of his own release “Now, darlin’ Give it to me now”

Nora did, crying out her pleasure The look on her face was exquisite Wild abandon She thought of nothing but the bliss the rin inferred his power over her body

God, I wanted that I ached for it Needed it But I wasn’t a whore at The Briar Rose I was a copper heiress and I shouldn’t even know about fucking I shouldn’t even know the word itself But I did Did that make me a wanton? Probably, butChloe and discovering an entirely neorld was the only thing that gave me amusement Hope

Hope that there was a man out there ould want me like this man wanted Nora I wanted to be wild, not stifled I wanted to allow every one of my secret desires to be shared with someone ould see to them, not crush them beneath the boot of polite society

I wanted et with my intended husband If my father had his way, it would be Mr Benson and he would never spank my ass, or lick my pussy, or even take me from behind as the man ith Nora Instead, I’d lie on my back in bed, it would be dark and Mr Benson would liftme with his seed It would be aard and uncomfortable, sticky and

When the man and Nora had found their final pleasure, both of them vocal about it, Chloe and I turned from the wall Another whore, Betty, stuck her head into the e “Mary, your man is here,” she whispered

“Mr Benson?” My heart skipped a beat at the idea henonetheless “He’s here?”

The idea of watching my intended fuck some other woman made me nauseous

Betty nodded, but she wasn’t excited “Yes, and he’s taking a whip to Tess”

Chloe and I glanced at each other and hurried after Betty Panic filled h a different peephole, for I knew then and there that if I married Mr Benson, the pleasure Nora had found would never belong to me

CHAPTER ONE

MARY

The surprise hiss of steam made me stumble as I stepped down from the train

“Careful, Miss Millard,” Mr Corbin said, taking gentle hold of round Even in the heat, I could feel the warh my sleeve

The platfor journey from the east It was the richest town on Earth and would-be er to find their own vein of copper and strike it rich