The Forced Marriage (18 page)

She gave him a demure look from under her lashes. ‘Are you suggesting,
signore
, that you and I should share a bed again?’

‘I do not suggest,
signora
. I demand. I need to hold you in my arms at night to convince myself that my other miracle has been granted.’ His voice sank to a whisper. ‘That you love me,
carissima
, and want to be with me.’

She put up a hand and stroked his face, smoothing away the lines of strain and weariness, her eyes luminous with tenderness.

She said softly, ‘For the rest of my life, my dearest love.’

ISBN: 978-1-4268-8058-2

THE FORCED MARRIAGE

First North American Publication 2003.

Copyright © 2002 by Sara Craven.

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