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The curtain moved to the side, and an assistant entered with the smalls Gerard closed his eyes in misery Everyone would see his condition now
"Thank you," Isabel murmured "Lord Grayson will need a moment"
He stood in surprise as she shooed the others out Only when they were alone did he turn to face her "Thank you, Isabel"
Her eyes were riveted to the placket of his trousers She sed hard, and hugged the smalls to her chest "You should remove those before you burst the sea
"No, Gray" She handed him the smalls, and looked away "I told you, I have someone"
Gerard was tempted to remind her that she also had a husband, but that would not be fair, considering how he had coerced her into e Selfishly, he had wanted her as his wife to irritate his mother, and save hiard to the censure she would face by taking lovers without first providing him an heir This was his repayed to hi the bitterness of his regret "Give me some privacy If you would, please"
She did not look at hi room, and closed the curtain behind her Her hands shook terribly, incited by the sight of Gray’s body as he dressed and undressed, teasing her with histhe power and strength of youth, while adding the h times and a few years He rippled with ainst him yesterday that he wielded that power carefully
Honestly, Gray You are too young forat hior and vitality, Isabel collected horong she had been to bind his life to hers
He needed a lover to take up his ti with lust, and the primal desire to sow his oats She was convenient and attractive, and so he wanted her She was the only wo But one does not have an affair with one’s spouse
Isabel groaned inwardly God, why had she ain? She had made the ultimate commitment to avoid commitment, and look where that foolishness had landed her
Men who looked like Gray were not constant She had learned that lesson with Pelha earl had needed a wife, and he’d lusted for her A perfect combination in his mind But once his infatuation had faded, he hadhow in love with him she was Grayson would rounded than when they had wed, but his age was undeniable
Isabel could bear the rumors of his sexual prowess, and the innuendoes that she was too old to satisfy hi as she felt no claim to him She was faithful to her lovers, and expected the same in return for the duration of the affair And therein lay the rub Affairs were es lasted until death
Isabel walked away, deterhts Moving toward the s, but the sliver of open curtain caught her eye She paused Then took a step back
Against her will, she peeped through that tiny gap, and was arrested by the sight of Gray’s fine derriere Why had God given so much beauty to one man? And that ass! It was fiendish to have a ood from the back as he did from the front
The firm cheeks were pale, especially in contrast to the deep tan of his torso Where had he been, and what had he been occupied with to have developed those lorious--his back, buttocks, and ar with rhythmic power
She released her held breath It was then she noted why he was
Christ! Isabel sagged against the wall as her knees eak She could not look away, even as her nipples tightened into aching points, and a slow trickle of arousal began deep inside her Had she pushed hiht of holding so lorious creature made her ache Customers and employees scuttled behind her, and there she stood, obviously a voyeur A woman of the world, she was nevertheless devastated by lust
He was panting, his thighs straining, and she wished she could see the front of him What did that beautiful face look like in the heat of passion? Was the lacing of muscle on his abdomen taut with tension? Was his cock as well built as the rest of hi
His head fell back, his dark hair drifting across his shoulders, and then he shuddered with a low, painedher skin, and then she turned away before he saw her Before she saw hilory
What the devil was she to do now?
Yes, she was a sensual wo hiardless But never to this extent She could barely breathe, and the need to cli It would be foolish to tell herself otherwise
She recognized the tendrils of heat that curled low in her belly Some called it desire She called it destruction
"Lady Grayson?" he called, in that deep raspy voice
She placed that tone now that she had heard it enough It was a bedroom voice, the sound of a man who had just cried out his pleasure Why he should have that voice all the tiive hi
"Y--yes?" She took a deep breath, and entered
Gray faced her wearing the new s She had not gone undetected
"I hope one day you do more than watch," he said softly
She covered the lower half of her face with a gloved hand, uished Yet he was unasha in the outline of her hardened nipples
"Da her life upside-down She ached all over, her skin too hot and too tight, and she detested the feeling and the ht with it
"I am damned, Pel, if I ain"
"This," he gestured between thenore it?"
"Spend it elsewhere You are young and randy--"
"And married"