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nodded. “A chamber of pleasure, Isabella.”
    He’d been stunned by the passion they’d shared last night and was eager to indulge again if their girl was willing. And she evidently was, praise the Lord.
    She nibbled her lip, speculation in her hazel eyes. In the next moment, her expression grew shuttered. “Frederick showed this to you.”
    “Well, yes,” Frederick said.
    Now her eyes showed uncertainty and, if he didn’t miss his guess, a touch of pain. “You’ve indulged here, Frederick.”
    To James’s astonishment, Frederick blushed. “I have, love. But never with a woman who mattered to me.”
    He knew there was a lot Frederick wasn’t saying. Well, let him leave his feelings unspoken . James might not be certain of his own, but he wouldn’t keep silent on what he was beginning to feel for her.
    “I have never been with a woman I wanted as much as I want you, Isabella,” he said. “I have never engaged my heart, truth be told.”
    “Your heart?” she asked.
    It was on the tip of his tongue to tell her he loved her, but he was still unsure. “Come, love. Let Frederick and me show you what pleasures await behind this door.”
    He was grateful for Frederick’s steady hand as he unlocked and opened that door. As for himself, he was fairly shaking with anticipation. Frederick’s gaze was hot on Isabella and he could tell the other man wanted her with a hunger that rivaled James’s. They both fucked her last night. What delights would tonight hold?
    True, he felt he should bow to Frederick’s expertise. He’d had more women than James was even acquainted with, no doubt. He wouldn’t worry over that fact, however. Isabella’s sweet cries of release as he’d been buried deep inside of her were all the proof he needed that he’d pleased her as much as Frederick had.
    “Come,” Frederick said, urging them both through the door. He closed it, locking it tight. “Let us begin to teach our girl a few things about control.”
    “Control?” Isabella blinked as she began to remove her dress. “What are you speaking of, Frederick?”
    James hid his smile.
    “You are always the one in control, Isabella.” Frederick turned her, unfastening her dress until it gaped in front of her glorious breasts. “Flirting and teasing and then leaving a man wanting.”
    “I do not!” she cried. She must have seen the twinkle in Frederick’s eyes for she lifted her chin and shrugged. “I was not ready to give myself to any of those men.”
    “What men?” James asked as he disrobed.
    “Ah, you haven’t seen her in London, have you?” Frederick asked. “She is quite the social butterfly, never landing in one spot long enough to let a man believe he has more than a moment of her attention.”
    “You’ve seen me in London?” she asked.
    Frederick nodded. “Long before I saw you in Bath last year.” He removed the rest of her clothes until she stood in only her chemise and stays. He waved a hand to James, now clad in only his smalls, who readily took over the task of unlacing her as Frederick disrobed.
    “How was she at Thorne Manor, James?” he asked. “Tell me she didn’t seek to wrap you around one of her delicate fingers.”
    Her eyes stared into James’s and he smiled. “She was everything gracious and cordial, Frederick.” He stepped closer. “She was strong-willed, however.”
    She sniffed. “You did not pursue me, James.”
    “You surely mean to say that I did not dance to your tune.” He finished with the stays at last and dropped the bloody things to the floor. Stepping close behind her, he cupped her breasts and teased her rigid nipples until she let out a gasp. “That is not to say that I didn’t want you. God, I wanted to kiss you that first night we met.”
    “Hell,” Frederick said, now as close to naked as James and Isabella. “I wanted to fuck her the first time I saw her in the parlor of the abbey.”
    Her pretty mouth dropped open. “If you both wanted me, why didn’t you