He shouldn't be doing this. Edward thought, as he wondered what she came looking for at this country side meant for miserable Southeners as her father would put it. He gritted his teeth in fraustration as he tried tearing her gown and encountered layers upon layers of fabric. Just when he did not expect it, her clothes tore to shreads with just her silky undergarments to protect her from his gaze.

He tried hard to concentrate in cleaning her up, but her skin glowed. He kept reminding himself that she was out of bounds. He quickly cleaned her up and replaced her soiled clothes with his.

As he stood at one end of the room, he heard her breath slowly. The sound dragged him closer, he bent close to her trying to sooth her and whispered: 'dont worry, you are going to be fine'. It sounded outrageously strange to him for he wasn't the type of man who would show compassion and emotion.

'Where am I'? Elena whispered as she woke up, she felt a sting of headache as she tried to move, she rubbed her forehead to calm the in pain and her hand drifted towards her hair. 'Oh', she whispered as she discovered her hair was ruffled with no pin to hold it in place. She sat up on the tiny wooden bed she was placed in, and she saw herself in a male tunic. Her eyes widened in fear.

Edward came into the room in search of his boots as he whistling with an axe in his hand. 'You are awake, I was just heading to get some wood. The house is getting cold'. He said as he came closer.

Elena stood up, looking around for a weapon she could use. Her head banged in pain and she fell on the bed. 'Don't come near me! How dare you take a woman against her will? With all the women in England, you did this. Evil disgusting man, I swear I will fight you if you come close. Edward, I thought all the ladies want you. Yet you stooped so low to kidnap a lady against her wish'.

Edward smiled: 'I never knew I was very popular, even the Duke's daughter knows of my escapades. It may please you to know that you are not my spec. I love tall, slender, shy and very beautuful ladies, Elena'.

'Lady Elena'. Elena corrected him, still looking around for a weapon. 'But I do not expect a man of your class, no social standing, no title, a bastard at that to know the importance of a title. Edward'. Her eyes sparked in anger.

She saw his eyes dilate in anger and his pupils became darker. She hit a nerve, she thought happily.

'Elena, you were trapped in a mud pit covered with snow. You passed out and after you screamed loud. I saved you ungrateful thing. I cleaned you up and changed your clothes because you oozed of dung and you were covered with mud'.

Elena's became pale as she remebered everything. How her father wanted to give her out in marriage to Lord Charles to settle his loan and how she ran away.

'Once yoh are strong I will take you home', Edward said softly as he walked out of the room.

She watched his square shoulders, his hard jaw, his blue eyes, his long legs, his full lips and his dark hair as he spoke as walked away. He was physically everything Lord Charles wasn't but she still disliked hin for being condescending. She wasn't going to go back home, she will chew her pride and beg him to keep her a little longer. Elena thought...

Watch out for Chapter Two. Coming soon.....

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