Mayfair Wager — Victoria Heland

"BUT THIS IS GROSSLY IMPROPER!" AURORA CRIED.

"I know," replied Lord Kensington as he led her up the stairs to her bedroom. "But so many proprieties have been set aside in the last few hours, one more cannot possibly make any difference."

Fearful of discovery, Aurora held her fingers to her lips. With her eyes, she begged him to be quiet.

In the half-light on the stairway, he moved toward her. She drew in her breath, for somehow she sensed what was going to happen even before she felt his touch .. .