“For a protocol-driven Archeduke, you’re doing quite well yourself in the romping department,” she pointed out.
Tor looked at his bare legs and laughed. “Thank God no one can see us. The Council would be horrified.”
“That was the point of bringing you here,” Bronwen said. “Since Baumgärtner retired, you have been working far too hard. And in my family—”
“We do as we please,” he finished.
“You’re part of the family now,” she added. “That means you can do exactly as you please. You can be Tor Besogende for the entire week, if you want. Not a single person will raise a single brow in your direction. No one outside the family will ever learn of it, either.”
He picked up her hand, his expression sober. “Thank you for this, my love.”
They stood in the moonlight, watching the waves, peace settling over them and a deep contentment.
Tor laughed and turned to her. “Do you remember, in Yorkshire, the side of the stable…?”
Bronwen caught her breath. “There is no stable here,” she said as primly as she could.
“However, there is a very large rock and look, you wear no hoops and no underthings.” He drew her out of the water and up into the dry sand, his hands busy, his mouth branding her face and throat.
“Why, Mr. Besogende!” she chided him, as she hitched her skirt out of the way and wrapped her leg about his thigh.
His hand slid beneath. It was warm and large and made her shiver. “There she is. The woman I love…” he breathed and kissed her.
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FIRST EDITION: January 2018
Cooper-Posey, Tracy
Mask of Nobility/Tracy Cooper-Posey—1st Ed.
Romance—Fiction
Historical – Fiction