Christina Dodd Quote

Now that you're here, you cannot leave. He leaned close and whispered, My future wife stays in my house- with me..Eleanor was trapped in this man's house. I can't stay here. She shrank from Mr. Knight, from the visions he inspired. Visions of villainous seduction and of social banishment. And beneath it all, a desperate excitement, an excitement that she wouldn't admit to, but it was there nonetheless. If he came to her bedchamber in the dark of night, would she do the proper thing? Would she fight?In a soft voice, she said, I'm... unwed.For the moment. His words, his voice, his gaze made clear his intentions toward her- or rather, toward his bride. He intended their marriage to be not one of convenience but one created of passion and tangled emotions. We be wed. That I promise you..Her mouth dropped open at her own lascivious notion.