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“Why is it, Miss Ellingham, that nearly every time I see you out of doors, you are with a different gentleman? Locked in an embrace.”

“You exaggerate, my lord.”

“Not really. First it was Pengrove, then Rosen, and now Roddington. Is this some sort of contest? Do you hope to kiss every unwed man in London this Season?”

“Do not presume to judge me, my lord,” she said hotly. “You know nothing about me.”

“I know that you have a fondness for kissing.”

“Who I kiss and where I kiss them is none of your concern.”

“What if I decided that it should be?”

“Ha!” She tossed her head, revealing the slender column of her throat. Lord, what he wouldn’t do for the right to nibble at that delicate nape.

Carter reached out and placed his palm beneath her chin, bringing her face around so their eyes met. Then he slowly, gently brushed his thumb across her lips. As if reading his thoughts, she suddenly moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue. They glistened in the moonlight, so soft, so plump, so tempting.

“Ah, to hell with it,” Carter muttered as he reached for her…