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She craved more, far more, knowing what heights this man could take her to. Her knees went weak with the memory of a solitary moment of bliss. She wanted the pleasure again. She wanted Stephen.

He broke the kiss, cradled her head against his shoulder. Even through her hard, unsteady breathing she felt him shudder.

Nothing had changed. Not in six years.

“I have to go.” His voice was low and harsh.

It took her a moment to remember he was leaving Branwick for York. But he’d be back, wouldn’t he?

“You will come back?”

“On my honor.”

The second kiss nearly knocked her senseless. Foolishness beyond belief, but if not for the girls napping on their nearby pallets, she’d be sore tempted to pull him down in the dirt and strip him bare…!