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“Perhaps you did not realize that this is my private chamber, milord,” Gillian said, her tone cold.

“You must also be unaware that ’tis most unseemly for us to be here unchaperoned.” She met Rannulf’s eyes, tried to ignore the heat she saw smoldering there.

“I suggest you leave at once, before my guardian discovers you here. I am certain he wouldn’t approve.”

Rannulf closed the space between them and leaned close, his breath warm against her cheek. “You never used to mind us being alone together, Gillian. Indeed, I think you welcomed it...welcomed me.”

Jerking back from him, she said, her voice little more than a croak of sound, “You, sir, are no gentleman.”

“And you, milady, knew that already.” He drew closer as his hand crept nearer her chest. “I believe ’twas one of the things you liked best about me.”