Chapter 45

• "Why, to see if my aunt’s guest is completely comfortable, of course," he drawled. "Are you?" he prompted huskily.
• She had been until he had entered the bedroom, Caroline acknowledged. Now her earlier tension had returned with a vengeance! And not just her tension… Caroline felt at a distinct disadvantage lying here in bed, with only the duvet to cover her as Nicholas looked down at her with lazily appreciative eyes. She felt surprisingly hot; her breasts were tingling, the nipples hard and sensitized, and a burning ache between her thighs. An ache she knew Nicholas could so easily satisfy… She swallowed hard. "I’m fine, thank you."
• He gave a mocking inclination of his head. "There’s nothing I can do to make you feel more…comfortable?"