Ara refused to say his name. Refused to even think it. Would not speak aloud the true nature of what and who he was. A bastard. The half brother of the Duke of Carlisle. The man she had lost her heart and her innocence to. Her son’s father.
No. Freddie had been Edward’s father, the only one he had ever known. And it must—would—remain that way until she went to her grave.
The Duke of Carlisle appeared unperturbed by her uncharacteristic outburst. “Pray forgive me again, Duchess, but Mr. Ludlow’s presence here today is necessary as he is the agent who has been assigned to your protection.”
“No!” The word left her in a cry, torn from her, vehement.
But what surprised her the most was that it was echoed by another voice, dark and deep and haunting in its velvety timbre.
His.
Her gaze flitted back to him, and the stark rage she read reflected in the depths of his brown eyes shook her. Beneath the surface, he was seething.
“I will not guard her under any circumstances, Carlisle. Find someone else,” he sneered. “Anyone else.”
And then he turned on his heel and stalked from her drawing room, slamming the door at his back.
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HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Heart’s Temptation
A Mad Passion (Book One)
Rebel Love (Book Two)
Reckless Need (Book Three)
Sweet Scandal (Book Four)
Restless Rake (Book Five)
Darling Duke (Book Six)
Wicked Husbands
Her Errant Earl (Book One)
Her Lovestruck Lord (Book Two)
Her Reformed Rake (Book Three)
Her Deceptive Duke (Book Four)
The League of Dukes
Nobody’s Duke (Book One)
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Love’s Second Chance
Reprieve (Book One)
Perfect Persuasion (Book Two)
Win My Love (Book Three)
Coastal Heat
Loved Up (Book One)
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