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TENNESSEE
We made it eighteen hours. Eighteen hours and then I couldn’t wait any longer. My men certainly hadn’t make it easy. In fact, I was thinking they were intentionally pushing me to the point where I wouldn’t be able to take it anymore.
The evening before, James had agreed to a touch of laudanum to sleep through the night. I’d wanted to remain with him, so Jonah slept once again in the other bedroom.
But during the day… with James settled once again on the sofa, this time sitting upright, he’d kept me at his beck and call. Not only did I bring him food to eat and books for entertainment, but I’d kissed him as requested. Soon, that hadn’t been enough for him and he’d told me to undo the buttons on my dress. He’d kissed his way down to my cleavage above my corset. A few hours l
