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Spent, Nathan slumped in the chair, breathing hard as he shuddered in the last throes of his orgasm.
Perhaps marriage to Miss Davies would not be so bad. He would need to keep an eye on her, of course, but he could certainly make this work. Particularly if she responded to the rest of his interests the way she had reacted to being spanked.
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Lily
Tossing back and forth in her bed, Lily rolled onto her back and stared up at the ceiling. She was having as much trouble sleeping tonight as she had the night before.
It is the night before your wedding, you ninny-headed twit. Of course, you are having trouble sleeping. You went from considering a life as a spinster to having a fiancé and a far-too-fast wedding in one night!
Far too fast for her, but not too fast for the rate gossip spread among theton. Josie had been correct. Despite the number of people who had already left London, and although Lady Hatchet had supposedly been sent ahead home by her husband, several curious callers had come by the house where she and her parents were staying.
Every one had mentioned her ‘adventure’ and the curious fact that her engagement to Captain Jones had not been previously announced.
Nosy busybodies.
Thankfully, her friends had been there for her, as well as the Duchess of Frederick, to bolster her with their support. Mary had also brought her aunt, Viscountess Hood, and her cousin by way of marriage, the Duchess of Manchester. Their presence had also made it difficult for the busybodies to take any glee in her situation.
With not one but two Duchesses present—smiling charmingly and declaring how happy they were for her and Captain Jones—every lady who had the nerve to visit went away with an understanding of the ‘correct’ story. Even though the wedding was rushed a bit for the sake of her reputation—to silence those who would gossip maliciously, you understand—their visitors left with the understanding that captain and Miss Davies’ courtship had begun during the Season and was reaching its culmination faster than expected because of events outside of their control. Namely, her attempted abduction by a highwayman and the Captain’s brave and romantic rescue.
Each one of those visiting ladies was smug when they left, feeling as though they had been given privileged information, which previously had only been known to the family. If Lily was the sort for hysterics, she would be screaming.
All this work to save her reputation when nothing had evenhappened.It was enough to drive a woman mad.
Nothing happened except being turned over his knee, you mean.
Yes. Well. That was hardly enough to actually ruin her, but she knew what mattered was the perception of facts, which was maddening in and of itself. Though not half as maddening as her reaction to remembering the spanking. She should be past this already.
Like Josie and Mary, you mean?
Both of them were spanked by their husbands, and according to them, spanking was the least of the perversions practiced by the Society of Sin. Nathan, especially, was known for his inventions, actual machines that serviced the women the same way a man would.
Lily flushed hot all over, then cold as she wondered whether he would expect to continue those activities with other women while he was married to her.
Well. That would be the first thing to put her foot down about.
Because you only want him to do those things with you?
Well… yes. If they were married. Faithfulness might not be fashionable among theton, but the marriages Lily had grown up seeing had all involved loyalty. She expected nothing less from her own marriage and would make sure her new husband was aware of that expectation. Even if it meant having to let him practice his desires on her.
From everything Josie and Mary had said, letting him do so should at least be enjoyable.
Lily shivered as the memory of being over his knee slid through her mind again. The way it had felt to be so easily manhandled. So at his mercy. Why had she liked that so much?
Her nipples were pebbling again, the ache between her legs growing, and she was shifting beneath her covers for a different reason entirely. Tomorrow would be their wedding night. Would he spank her again?
Would he want to practice his perversions on her immediately?
Her hands moved over her breasts, which felt swollen and tight, and her nipples were sensitive to the touch as her fingers moved over the fabric covering them. Pressing her legs together, she moved them back and forth, teasing herself. Lily had found, through much experimentation, how she liked to be touched.
How different would it be whenhewas the one doing it?
Rougher.
It would be rougher.
He had spanked her, after all.
