The Earl of Davenport: Wicked Regency Romance (Wicked Earls' Club) Read online

  “Should I agree, what do you hope to accomplish with your new knowledge?

  Charlotte smiled at him. “Marriage.”

  He laughed. “I am not the sort.”

  “You are not my mark. The ton is full of well suited gentlemen. I hope to gain ones interest and affection before I become a spinster. And besides, you owe me.”

  “Do I?”

  “Indeed, you do. I gave you my heart all those years ago. I spent my most marriageable years pining for you and waiting for you to come back to me. Do you know what they called me?” She did not wait for him to answer before continuing on. “The unattainable debutant.”

  “I will not apologize.” He had loved her enough to leave her chaste. She would not make him feel bad for his decision for he knew that he’d done what was best.

  “By the time I accepted that you would not be coming back to me, I’d earned a reputation for turning suitors away, and the unattainable debutant I have stayed. Now I am nearing nine and twenty with no prospects.” Her shoulders slumped, her lower lip protruding.

  How he wished to take her in his arms and kiss that pout away. The image of her soft, creamy skin bared for him flashed to the front of his mind and he stepped closer, stopping himself just short of taking her in his arms. Bloody hell, spending time with her would damn near kill him, but he did owe her. “Stop pouting, you win. I will help you.”

  A bright smile lit up her face. “Thank you, Damian, thank you, thank you, thank you. When shall we begin?”

  “Tonight, at the Brighton ball. I had not planned to attend, but know that you are among the guests. I will come and observe your interactions so that I can determine how best to aide you in your endeavor.”

  “I already told you how to help. I need to learn how to seduce a man.” She angled her head a notch.

  Good lord, he wished she would stop saying that. Every time her sweet mouth formed the words, he wanted to plunder her. Shaking his head, he said, “Seduction would only lead you to ruin. What you need to do is charm the tons’ gentlemen, capture their interest and make it known that you are available for marriage.”

  She darted her tongue out, wetting her lips. “Very well. I will see you this evening.”

  Damian did his best to ignore the discomfort of his swollen manhood pressing against his trousers as she turned to take her leave of the room. How could she not already know the effect she had on a man? The sooner he got her safely wed, the better.

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