London - 1819
Rule #1 - Never fall in love with your clients..
It had been almost a month since that fateful night. The memories of which were hidden in a mist of extreme pleasure, and sudden fatigue. She had awoken the following morning, only to discover that it was not morning.. It was almost dark. She never slept so late! Even after attending late night soirees, and balls that ended at sunrise, she always managed to be up by mid-morning at the latest. Then her stomach had growled at her and she had succumbed to a ravenous hunger which her servants did not comment on. They had been in the employ of the Vicomte really, not her and they were well paid for their silence on anything they may see or hear..
Well paid.. Until recently. Because her Vicomte had not returned, to her bed.. or to her townhouse at all. No one had seen him, it was as if he had vanished. The bills on the house were due. The servants were expecting their wages and.. he was just gone! She had enough saved that if she left now, she could survive until finding another protector.. but she stubbornly clung to the hope that he would return for her. He hadn't wanted her body, which had been the selling point for Arabella's compliance in his desires.. He'd wanted something else..
Something hot.. and wet....
Her body shivered in half remembered bliss..
"Madame...?" A maid wearing a lacy white cap, stood in the door way.
Arabella looked up. "Yes..?"
"You have a visitor.."
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