Will Marsden is a man on the run from his memories and his past. Steward of Denton Manor was a good position until Captain Dearne, the owner, lost the manor on the turn of a card. When the feckless Dearne is dumped unconscious and near death on his doorstep, Will grudgingly accepts an enormous sum of money to care for him.<br><br>Dearne regains consciousness but has no memories of how he came to be in the bed of a dark-haired, angry, but gorgeous man or how he came to be so badly injured.<br><br>When nightmares drive Dearne into Will’s arms every night, the attraction between them explodes. As Dearne battles with lost memories, he is forced to accept the fact that someone in his family wants him dead, and Will is forced to confront his past head on. Will the revelations uncovered manage to tear them apart?

Memories

Will looked agonised. Utterly undecided and…well, just agonised.


“Tell you what,” Dearne said. “How about if I…slide in beside you and we’ll just see what happens?” Dearne’s heart was beating rapidly and he was as hard as iron. The room was warm, and thick with the musk of his arousal and Will’s. Dearne’s mouth went dry when Will cautiously pushed back the coverlet and shifted over.


Dearne wanted to leap and shout with relief and excitement, but just smiled and pulled at the cord holding his robe, then allowed it to shimmer to the floor. He was naked beneath. Will’s gaze roamed all over him and then settled on his cock, which grew harder although he didn’t think it possible. Dearne turned and locked the door, and then walked to the bed.


“Come on. I’ve seen it all now so I won’t be shocked.”


Chapter 40