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“Sebastian,” she whispered, sensing the sensual tension rise between them with a shiver of feminine anticipation

“If I coain?” Sebastian already knew the answer to that question

“No Not if you command me to,” Amelia replied pertly

“There you go You deny me If I asked you to let me make love to you As my equal, not my servant, ain, as his body waited with anticipation for her answer

“Yes,” Aazed at her “As your equal I would deny you nothing”

Sebastian leant over her intently “Are you sure?” Hope and anticipation brightened his gaze as he stared down at her, his erection already throbbing in readiness

“Yes, I’ his head down to hers At the last mo hers steadily “No regrets afterwards?”

“No regrets, Sebastian” Amelia kissed his lips softly “Make love with me”

Later that evening, A table, certain that everyone knew Sebastian had spent the day in her roo, she had been aware of the knowing looks that had passed between Peter and Edhen she took her seat at the table Her cheeks burned with en around her neck proclaily oblivious, gave her a wink of reassurance

“Tonight we need to look at that Penny Dreadfulabout the nificance or else ould it be hidden in a book?” Sebastian announced to the asseroup, once the meal was finished “Let’s retire to the library and ill decide e need to do”

With everyone’s agreement, within moments they were ensconced in the library Tea was served to the ladies and brandy to the men, as they opened the Penny Dreadful and placed it on a low table in the middle of the room

“It looks soat the haunting drawing on the top of the Penny Dreadful with a shudder “We need to visit the family and find out if it really is him”

“We then need to find out how he ca for murder Did he really kill the maid?” Amelia added “Hoe find out?”

Sebastian frowned “We need to discover if Haorth ever went to this maid’s workplace Carshalton Hall Does anyone knons it?” Everyone shook their heads negatively

“I think I know,” Amelia declared