My Dangerous Rogue, Paula Wong [best books to read for self improvement TXT] 📗

Stacks of books filled each shelves. His large furniture desk filled with scattered papers.
He has been working hard, she thought walking up to the desk, straightening out his papers.
“What the hell are you doing in my study?”
Loretta froze. Her heart contracted, her breathing stopped.
Slowly, she turned around.
There, by the doorway was a man. Her eyes widened. She never had seen the Earl of Kent before. But there were rumors that he was handsome.
And they were right.
He was handsome. No not handsome, gorgeous would be the right word.
His green- blue eyes shimmering under those thick lashes.
Her heart skipped a beat as she studied him.
He was tall, way taller than she.
His high cheek bones and his cute buttoned nose.
His black raven hair, even though scattered still remained matching against his features. He’s lean yet built, his lips looked tender and soft. She wondered what would it feel like to have his lips on hers? To feel his lips kiss every part of her body?
She ignored the dirty thought.
Her gaze slid down his trousers, his well-built legs fitting his masculine body.
And at that moment, she had realized that she can’t continue.
Somehow, she can’t afford to watch this gorgeous man used and betrayed. She’ll die first before that happens.
Then Loretta had grasp that he had asked her a question. Her gaze met his.
He wore no expression.
Like he was a carved out statue. Specially the way he was standing very still. Not moving.
“I asked you a question,” he said neutrally.
“I…um,” She stuttered and cleared her throat, breathing in. “I am sorry to had bothered you. I can see that you are busy enough. I will take my leave.” she bowed and picked up her skirts, heading outside of the door.
What she didn’t expect though was for him to stop her.
Her body was inches away from his. She can feel his body heat radiating off of him.
This is bad, she thought.
“Where do you think you’re going?” he asked smiling. “You came into my home and wanted to see me. You had disturbed my rest and yet when I finally decide to come down here, you leave?”
His eyes bore down to hers. Slowly, he moved himself around her and strode off to his desk, sitting down.
His hand motioned for the chair. “Please sit,”
“Oh no, it is okay. I am sorry for disturbing you. Please go do whatever you were doing. I must take my leave. Goodbye,” she bowed and stepped outside of room and into the massive hallway.
“I heard from my servant that you had called for me. And now that I am here you want to leave? You are wasting my time Madame,” he said coldly.
She stopped and turned around, holding back the anger that was slightly building up inside her.
Maybe betraying this rogue would not be such a bad idea, she thought. “Since you insist my lord.” she smiled and turned around, sitting on the chair he had motioned for her to sit in.
“So what is it you want Madame?” he asked looking at her, studying her with his eyes.
Loretta tensed. His eyes stared at her like he can see into her very soul. Her very being.
“Coming here without an escort. Either you are brave or are a fool,” the Earl said grinning. “But with how you look I take it you are brave. Forgive me, let me introduce myself. My name is Richard O’Conner. Pleasure to meet you,” he smiled.
“Loretta Chase and the pleasure is mine,” It’s a good thing he had his manners.
“Well Ms. Chase. What can I do for you?” he leaned back against his chair, his muscles flexing.
She tore her gaze away from his body and looked right in his eyes. “I am in love with you,”
Silence filled the room.
Then he burst into laughter. His green-blue eyes glowing with amusement.
Even his laughter sounded pleasant to her ears. Loretta ignored the feeling growing in her stomach.
Business, she’s here to do business.
“Are you finding my feelings toward you entertaining?” she asked raising a brow.
“As a matter of fact, I do.” his laughter died down and was no longer wearing that amusement expression but was replaced with a grin. A devilish grin. “I will go along with your games Ms. Chase. Tell me. What drawn you into liking me?”
I must act like a lady, she thought gripping her gown. I must not let him get to me. Loretta closed her eyes and opened them to look at him. Her own green eyes glowing. “You ask what had drawn me into liking you my lord?” She said holding her head up high. “Well it is because of your demeanor.”
He inclined his head looking up at the ceiling then moving his gaze back to her. “What about my demeanor?”
He has to be jesting right? What does he want from her? An evidence or proof that her feelings for him are real?
Her temper rose by the minute but fought herself to hold it in. Out of all the men who she had met. He is far the worst.
O’Conner wants to play this game, she will.
Loretta will make him fall in love with her.
Slowly, she stood up and walked around his desk, heading over to him. Loretta waited for him to say sit back down or get out of the mansion but that didn’t come.
She held in her breath as she made her way behind him.
If she’s going to say she loves him she has to play the part.


Richard tensed but kept his position unmoving, as she made her way behind him. He can feel her body heat radiating off of her.
Then her scent filled his nostrils and tightened his hold on the desk, clenching his fist. This woman smelled of fresh apples in the spring.
He loves apples.
Damn it Richard pull yourself together, he thought, clenching his teeth. No way will this woman get to him.
He’s not blind. He can see that she doesn’t belong here. By the way she looked, dressed, and talked.
Her scattered brown hair framed her delicate face, tempting him to reach out his hand and touch it.
Her lips red as the roses outside of his garden. The one he cherishes dearly. Her skin pale as the snow falling outside. What would it feel like to have his hands roam her body? To feel her smooth skin under his fingertips?
Quickly, he dismissed the thought. No, he cannot love.
Love caused him to be reckless. To be weak.
Something he isn’t anymore.
He hissed in a breath as he felt her fingers running down his back. She left a trail of fire under her touch.
Does she know what she’s doing to him?
Is she aware of what she’s doing? Of what this is making him feel?
His erections throb against his britches.
“Stand up,” she whispered.
Is this woman ordering him?
No, nobody order’s him around. Nobody.
He’ll show her.
Richard stood up from the chair looking down at her.
Slowly, her hand landed on his cheek, caressing it gently.
His heart raised a beat but ignored it. “You sure you want to go there Madame? Apparently, you do not know who or what you are dealing with.”
Loretta just smiled and traced her hand down his chest, he shivered. Even though with his clothes on, he can feel her very body.
Richard grinned.
Her eyes widened slightly.
He pushed her to the wall, by the window. His hands on both sides of Loretta, caging her.
He can hear her breathing turn rigid.
His nostrils flared as he smelled the apples, but he ignored the feeling. Slowly, he put his hand on her hair, feeling the soft, smooth strands, pulling them out of the pins, watching it fall down her waist.
God help him. She’s beautiful. Probably the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She carried herself with grace and confidence.
Something he had admired in women.
Something women aren’t supposed to have.
Loretta Chase was small so he had to bend his head down as his hand moved her hair to the other side of her neck.
Slowly, he ran his lips on her neck, to the neck bone that’s connecting her shoulders. Richard smiled as he felt her breath contract again, her palm faced flat on the wall. Her eyes close.
She was afraid.
His smile deepened and continued to run his lips across her pale skin, moving her head on the other side as he tasted, nibbled, and drank from her skin.
“W-what are you d-doing?” she whispered, shivering.
“I thought you said that you love me Madame. I am about to show you who you fallen in love with. You see, I have a tainted reputation. In the Society…and in bed.” His voice barely a whisper in her ear.
“S-stop, p-please.” Loretta whispered as he moved his right leg between her thighs.
“Why? I thought you had said you love me. This is what I do to people who feels the same way for me.”
“Is that why your reputation is tainted?”
Richard stopped and moved his head up to look at hers. Their faces inches away from each other. “Why yes, as a matter of fact. It is,”
“Do you not care what other people think of you?” Loretta whispered looking up at him, searching his eyes as if trying to find something.
“No, I do not.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m not a person to care about what other people think. I live by my own rules. Everything I had done revolves around my decisions. Other people don’t give a damn of what I do. They can just mind their own business.”
“What happened?”
Richard looked at her as if she’s lost her mind. What the hell is she talking about?
“I said,” she repeated reading his expression. “What happened? Everybody does not start their life like that, everybody cares about their reputation . So I am guessing that something happened to you that changed your personality.”
He smirked and looked down at her. “Actually my sweet, your wrong. I have always been like this. Throughout my life.”
Loretta smiled and looked up at him. “I’m afraid your wrong my lord. You see, I am good at observing people. That is my natural talent,”
“Well Ms. Chase. It seemed like your talent has its faults. Because obviously you are wrong about mine.”
“On the contrary Mr. O’Conner, I am right. Before I had come here, I asked one of my friends because obviously, one of them is of the ton. And as I am, the ton has lots of gossips about every single person in, or out of the ton. I was told that your older brother, Michael, had passed away six months ago, am I correct?”
Richard remained silent. Where was this woman heading?
“I am sorry for your loss.” Loretta stepped back and headed back down on the seat again, looking up at him. “Though, one of my suspicions is that-.”
“Get out,” he ordered, his fists clenched.