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freed her she drew in an unsteady breath, wriggling a little in an effort to adjust to the intimate invasion.
    “Don’t,” Gabriel said. “Move.” He sounded as though he was having trouble breathing.
    She smiled a little, put her arms around his neck and pulled him more tightly to her.
    “You do realize you will pay for this,” he said.
    “I certainly hope so.”
    He started to withdraw very slowly.
    “No.”
She tightened herself around him, trying to hold him deep inside.
    “I’m not going anywhere,” he said.
    The words were both a promise and a delicious threat.
    He drove back into her, filling her, stretching her to the limit. She wanted this desperately but she could not take any more of it, she thought.
    Without warning the great tension inside her was released in compelling waves, a pleasure so intense that it bordered on pain.
    With an exultant roar, Gabriel surged into her one last time. His climax caused the psychical fire to leap with such potent force that she was amazed it did not set the whole of Arcane House ablaze.

Chapter 3
    She felt Gabriel stir a long time later. He sat up slowly, his hand resting on her breast. He studied her for a long time in the firelight before he bent his head, kissed her lightly and got to his feet.
    He picked up her underclothes and handed them to her. Then he reached for his trousers.
    “I think,” he said, “that you owe me an explanation.”
    She crushed the fine linen of her chemise between her fingers. “You are annoyed because I did not tell you that I had never done this sort of thing before.”
    He looked thoughtful, almost amused. “
Annoyed
is not the right word. I am delighted to know that you have not done this sort of thing before with any other man. But you should have made that clear at the outset.”
    She struggled into the chemise. “If I had, would you have gone forward with the project?”
    “Yes, my sweet. Without a doubt.”
    She looked up, startled. “Is that true?”
    “It’s true.” He smiled slightly. “But I like to think that I would have employed rather more finesse.”
    “I… see.”
    He watched her face in the firelight. “Does that shock you?”
    “I’m not sure. Yes, I think it does.”
    “Why? Did you believe me to be such a proper gentleman, then?”
    “Well, yes,” she admitted.
    “And I believed you to be a lady with some experience of the world. It seems that we were both under some minor misconceptions.”
    “
Minor
misconceptions?” she repeated coolly.
    “Not that they matter now.” He fastened his trousers. “Tell me, what made you decide to seduce me?”
    So much for her powers of subtlety. She was embarrassed that she had been so obvious.
    “Given my age and circumstances, it has become clear that I am unlikely to ever marry,” she said. “Frankly, sir, I saw no reason on earth why I should feel obliged to deny myself a taste of passion for the rest of my life. If I were a man, no one would expect me to remain celibate forever.”
    “You are correct, of course. When it comes to certain things, Society sets down a different set of rules for men than it does for women.”
    “Nevertheless, there are rules.” She sighed. “One flaunts them at one’s peril. I have certain responsibilities to my family. I must be careful to avoid any scandal that could ruin my photography career. It is our only source of income.”
    “But when you arrived at Arcane House it occurred to you that the situation offered an opportunity to conduct a grand experiment with illicit passion, is that it?”
    “Yes.” She had her dress on now. She busied herself with the hooks. “You did not appear to object, sir. In fact, you seemed quite willing to go along with my
experiment
.”
    “I was, indeed, quite willing.”
    “Well, there you have it.” Relieved that her logic had proven sound, she managed a smile. “There is no need for either of us to be concerned about what happened here tonight. We will soon go our