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spun around and caught her arm to halt her progress. He wasn’t sure how he knew she was telling the truth, but he did. Perhaps it was the quiet resignation in her voice that convinced him. It didn’t matter. She’d come to him with an offer and given him what his instincts told him was an honest answer.
    “You say you want revenge. How would marrying me give you that?”
    “It wouldn’t, or at least not much,” she said as pink color crested over her cheekbones. “I confess, marrying you would infuriate Eleanor, given her inability to trap you into marriage.”
    “What else?” Quentin narrowed his gaze at her.
    “I wanted…wanted to experience what it’s like between a man and a woman.” The color in her cheeks deepened, before she shrugged. “I could pay for the experience I suppose, but I’m not quite that bold. Coming here is the boldest thing I’ve ever done.”
    The sudden image of watching her face as he thrust into her made Quentin’s body tighten in a way that threw him completely off balance. The idea of teaching this woman about the pleasures of the flesh flooded his head as he contemplated the types of things he could teach her.
    His cock stirred in his trousers at the thought of initiating this woman in the art of lovemaking. Before he realized what he was doing, Quentin pulled her toward him to trace the curve of her mouth with his forefinger before his thumb pressed down on lower lip. It was plump and tender. The sharp intake of her breath excited him. The scent of citrus drifted up into his nose as he lowered his head toward her.
    “And you’re willing to put yourself completely into my hands?”
    “Ye…yes.”
    “Are you certain of that? I’ve not earned my title without a great deal of wickedness.” He bit back a smile at the flash of trepidation in her wide eyes.
    “Your sexual prowess has always been widely touted in social circles. I doubt you’ve acquired any worse deviant practices while in America.”
    The pulse at the side of her neck fluttered beneath her skin. He excited her. A smile tilted his mouth at the knowledge, and he leaned forward until his lips were just a hairsbreadth away from her shell shaped ear.
    “I believe you’ll find the social circles are only half accurate. I’m far more decadent than any rumors you may have heard.”
    “But since you are not interested in my offer, you’ll not be able to confirm that,” she said in a breathy voice.
    “I don’t recall refusing your proposal.” He lifted his head to study her startled expression. “In fact, I think I shall take you up on your offer.”
    “You will?” Eyes widen with surprise, her throat bobbed as she swallowed hard. Quentin smiled.
    “Yes,” he said with a nod. “I accept your offer to avenge myself in exchange for my family name and my experience.”
    The moment his words crossed his lips, the voice of reason shouted its objection. What the hell was he doing? A wife? He’d actually offered to marry one of Townsend’s offspring? He shoved his thoughts aside as he observed Sophie Hamilton closely. She blushed again, clearly at a loss for words under his intent gaze.
    Perhaps it was time to try for an heir, and he could do much worse that this delectable creature. And if the woman didn’t give him a child, then his cousin’s brat could inherit for all he cared. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he watched a quick flash of excitement and apprehension cross her face. Her heart had to be pounding fiercely in her breast from the way the pulse on the side of her neck fluttered so quickly. He glanced down at the snug fit of her royal blue habit, which emphasized the size of her bust.
    Lust crashed through him as he imagined caressing the firm, plump mounds. It was difficult to believe she was nine years older than him. The thought of all the decadent pleasures he wanted to introduce her to as his wife made him grow hard as a rock. His lips curled into a deeper smile as he pinned her