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am only telling you what I overheard,” she insisted. “I assure you, one of the other guests here fully intends to kill you.”
    “And am I to believe waiting for me in my bedchamber, allowing me to…take liberties, is another example of your levelheaded and sensible behavior?”
    Fliss’s cheeks burned with embarrassment at the memory of her lapse into physical euphoria in this gentleman’s arms only minutes ago. She had not so much as been attracted to another man during her marriage or since, and yet this particular man had needed only to touch her—
    This man was dangerous. To her. To that respectability he took such delight in mocking.
    She raised her chin in challenge. “Perhaps the reason this other woman wishes you dead is because you have taken liberties with her too.”
    Sin’s chuckle was completely spontaneous. “You are the first lady I have taken liberties with since my arrival in England.” She was the first woman he had desired in some time, now that he thought on it.
    The running of his estates in Scotland and ensuring his tenants and workers were comfortable kept him busy. He also had a rule of not engaging in physical involvements with any of his neighbors, necessitating that he travel into Inverness if he felt in need of female company. He realized now he had not traveled there since before last Christmas.
    “I find that hard to believe.” Felicity Randall echoed his own sentiment.
    Sin stepped closer until he was able to feel the warmth given off by her body and breathe in the heady aroma of her release that still clung to her clothing. “I really do not think I can allow you to leave Eckles Manor just yet, Mrs. Randall,” he murmured huskily.
    She gasped. “You cannot stop me.”
    “But think how guilty you would feel if something were to happen to me and you knew you might have prevented it.”
    “That is unfair.”
    “But true.”
    It was, Fliss acknowledged with frustration. This arrogant gentleman knew it too, and was using the softness of her heart against her. For what reason? “If you think by keeping me here that I will succumb to your…seduction again, then you are mistaken.”  
    “Am I?”
    Fliss’s resolve wavered at his close proximity. At the memory of how easily this gentleman had aroused and satisfied the needs of her body a short time ago.
    Because she was starved for affection, she defended herself inwardly. For the warmth of another. To, for once in her life, feel both beautiful and desired.
    If that was so, then why had she never felt the least temptation to succumb to that temptation before tonight? And to have done so with Sin Montgomery, of all men.  
    Sin.
    Was it a sin to want more of the pleasure this man had given her earlier? To ache to caress that aroused and burgeoning cock? To perhaps even touch it with her lips, as that other woman had done, and in doing so give this man so much pleasure, he would spend in her mouth within minutes?
    Fliss had only ever bathed away Stephen’s release after lovemaking, while secretly hoping he had planted a child inside her for her to love and care for. A hope that had never reached fruition.
    It had never occurred to her until a few weeks ago that a woman could kiss a man’s cock, take it into her mouth, pleasure him in that way until he attained his release. What would that release taste like? Sweet? Salty? A combination of the two?
    “Have you taken a lover since your husband’s death?”
    The intimacy of the question shook Fliss out of her wonderings. “Of course not.”
    “Why not?” The earl raised a hand to caress the hair back from her temple before cupping his palm about the heat of her cheek.
    Fliss only just stopped herself from arching into that caress like a cat, or a woman, in heat. Was that what she was? A woman so starved for affection and warmth, she was allowing that need to override her better judgment.
    She did not know Sin Montgomery, had no idea what manner of man he was or if that other