Adriana pulled away. Everything rushing through her was disturbingly wonderful. She could hardly think—her mind was so full of Morgan, and how incredible he made her feel. But she had to think, she had to keep her wits about her, or else she would find herself in a situation that even Henrietta wouldn’t be able to accept. She had already gone too far, she knew, just by allowing him to kiss her. She would not give any more fodder to Lord Devaux and his disdain of her.
But when she was so close to Morgan… it was impossible to say no.
She needed distance. That’s what would allow her to regain control over her wayward emotions. Distance.
She carefully removed the fox cub that had crawled into her lap. Getting up, she tip–toed through the animals which surrounded them and moved toward the do
