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The knock on the door jolted Adam back to reality, although his senses hadn’t caught up to him yet. He almost came into Beatrice’s mouth!

What was he doing? She was an innocent and he was taking advantage of her vulnerabilities, of her need to experience passion before she wed.

If she wasn’t so desperate, would she allow such indecencies?

He pulled away with a curse, and Beatrice whimpered, looking lost and confused. Her eyes still sparkled with desire, her lips were swollen and puffy from his kisses, and her delicious sucking of his cock. He wanted nothing more than to turn her around and plunder into her sweet depth until they were both spent and unable to move.

Adam groaned.

Another knock. “Adam, are you in there?”

“Fuck. It’s Gage,” he murmured, desperately looking for his clothes. “Gage, go away.”

“No. I am not leaving. Open the door.”

He hopped on one foot, putting his breeches back on as he called, “Not going to happen.”

Beatrice collected her breeches from the floor and now stood before him, her eyes wide in fear, clutching the male piece of clothing tightly to her chest.

Adam put on his shirt and was tucking it into the band of his breeches when another knock sounded. Louder now. “Don’t make me call the guards to unlock this door.”

Adam cursed again and ran his hand through his hair. He tugged Beatrice’s arm and settled her into the chair where he’d brought her to pleasure with his mouth just a moment ago. He covered her with his coat and pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Stay here.”

She let out a nervous chuckle. “As if I can go anywhere.”

Adam caressed her cheek and sent her a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry. Nobody will see you. I will take care of Gage.”

Then he stalked to the door.

He unlocked it and immediately stepped out, closing the door behind him and blocking it with his body.

Gage stood in front of him, dark and foreboding. “What the hell is going on here?”

“What are you doing here, brother?” Adam tried sounding nonchalant.

Gage crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes narrowed.

“So… spying on me.”

“Apparently, not without a reason.” He threw a stern gaze to the door Adam was blocking. “You were acting strange. Leaving in the middle of the night but not going to any of your usual places. So, when I learned that you were in Boodle’s with some cousin of ours—”

“Boodle’s guards are now spying for you?” Did everyone spy for this man?

Gage didn’t deem it important to answer that question. “I certainly decided I want to know what’s going on. If you have a woman in there and are just having fun before you leave for your new work assignment, that’s fine. But if that’s Miss Fowley there…”

It was Adam’s turn to cross his arms over his chest. “Then what?”

Gage pointed a finger at Adam. “Then you shall cease it, immediately!”

Adam took a step forward. “This is none of your business.”

“None of my business?” Gage exploded. “I trusted you to keep her safe. Instead, you’re the one taking advantage!”

“You have no idea what you’re talking about!”

“Truly? Do you think me blind? I saw the way you were gazing at her throughout the theater performance. I see the way your eyes light up when you speak about her. I recognize the signs, brother. I’ve been through it.”

“I don’t know what you mean.” Adam raised his chin.