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put on her slipper.
    “It is. However, I am not speaking of that now.” A steady throbbing filled her ears and her mouth went dry. “If I had kept silent this morning and not pushed to leave, would you have agreed to become my fiancé?”
    Setting down her foot with care, he looked up and enthralled her with his stare. Dina’s breath caught. Chevalier stood, resting one hand on her hip and lifted her chin with the other.
    “In a heartbeat.”
    “Hmmm?” she was so lost in his gaze that she was not sure she’d heard correctly.
    “Do you want to ask me again, Dina?”
    His proximity overwhelmed her. She could hardly breathe, but this time it wasn’t from fear. The intensity of her own desire impeded her.
    She pressed her face to his chest, gasping for air. Why was she so frightened? Last night she’d been bold, without a care. What was different now? Aside from the fact that she was without the benefit of a bottle of sherry.
    A moment ago, she’d wanted to leave, to get as far from Francis Chevalier as possible. Now, she wanted to press her body to his and spend the entire afternoon naked in his bed.
    She’d never been so fickle in her entire life.
    “I want to…but I am afraid.”
    The soft kiss of his lips was as strong as a glass of wine. She needed it, needed him.
    “Was that why you ran from the room this morning?”
    “Yes.” She whispered against his neck. “I..I loved being with you last night.” Threading her fingers into his hair, she pressed her body into his. “I do not regret that, but when I woke up, I could not breathe, could barely speak. I felt that I would suffocate if I stayed any longer.”
    Chevalier kissed her forehead. “It was your first time laying with a man, sweet Dina. When you offer your body to another, it stirs emotions welled deep within. At first it is overwhelming.”
    Maybe that was it. As much as she’d wanted to rid herself of her virginity, as much as she’d wanted to be free to live her life as she chose—and to lose herself in the arms of a handsome gentleman—Dina had not realized the impact it would have on her heart, her very soul.
    Sex with Chevalier was not as simple as she’d believed it would be. Perhaps it was foolish to assume that she could share her body and not lose something in the process. However, she’d gained something, too.
    “Chevalier, I realize now that I was naïve, just as you’d said. I had no idea when I made the offer what it might cost me.”
    “Tell me what you need. If you want to leave here and never speak of this again, I will do it. If however, you want to go forward with your plan, you need only ask.”
    Saying yes was a risk, not just to her reputation, but to her emotional stability. As she took his lips in a searing kiss, Dina decided that he was worth it. Chevalier had proved to be so much more than a rake. He was kind and the most caring lover she could ask for.
    “I was not ready before, but I think I am now. Will you be my lover, Francis?”
    “Yes.” Lifting her up and wrapping her thighs around his waist, he walked over to the bed. “Does that mean you agree to be my fiancée?”
    She flashed a coy smile. “I shall think about it.”
    His clever fingers roamed over her skin, tickling her until she cried out. “Stop! Stop. Yes, Francis. I will be your fiancé.”
    “Perhaps I should get confirmation in writing.”
    Taking hold of a pillow, she hit him in the face. Francis laughed, pushed the pillow aside, and pinned her down, joining his hands with hers. His kiss was hot, long, and slow.
    As the light of morning streamed in, sneaking through the crack in the curtains to dance across the floor, Dina held Chevalier close. In this moment, he was hers and only hers, and for the next few months, she would savor every minute she could spend in his arms.
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