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New Concepts Publishing, September 2011
“Would you assist me with my hauberk?”
As Gwyneth helped him remove the knee-length mail tunic, her arms sagged beneath its weight. “Goodness, how heavy!”
“Yes. It weighs close to three stones.” He took the chain-link garment from her and stood, carefully placing it over the chair in the corner. He returned and Gwyneth removed the padded jack from his broad torso and dropped it into a basket on the floor. She then peeled off his linen shirt and placed it on top of the jack.
The sight of Alan’s immense shoulders pleased her and had a very exciting affect on her. Though she modestly looked away, her gaze strayed irresistibly to his wide, bulky chest and wandered downward as she scanned his flat, hard stomach, and lean hips.
She felt a powerful urge to trace her fingernail over the prominent blue vein that ran along the bulge of the huge biceps. How would it feel to have those powerful arms around her? The notion caused a powerfully pleasant sensation to throb in her lower belly, and Gwyneth imagined herself irresistibly drawn to him by some invisible force, reminding her of the way the moon pulls the tide.
He glanced up. Discovered staring, she felt like a thief caught with her hand in the poor box. A wave of heat rose from the base of her throat to the roots of her hair. Even her ears burned.
To indulge such feelings was courting madness. She could never be a wife to anyone, let alone a Norman knight.
She must cease this nonsense and carefully consider her plan for escape, for this man was much too clever and had prevented her flight twice before. Gwyneth turned away, but he swung out his powerful arm.
He clasped her wrist and smiled rakishly. “We are not finished, lady.”
His callused palm of his other hand caressed her neck, and he rubbed the pad of his thumb over her lips. The warm sensation coursing through her intensified. Dizzy with excitement, Gwyneth swallowed hard and closed her eyes.
What was happening to her?
He released her, and Gwyneth moved back as Alan bent over to unlace the leather strips binding his trousers to the knees. Quietly, he removed the stockings and the soft leather shoes. Clad in naught but his breeches, he stood slowly and stretched. His lithe, springy muscles rippled with the power of a well-conditioned stallion.
Fascinated, her gaze swept over his splendid physique. He was so ... magnificent was the only word she could conjure. Would his thighs, buttocks, and calves be perfect also?
The notion sent her heart tripping. Heaven help her! She wanted to see and to know.
“Why do you hesitate, Lady Gwyneth? Surely you have helped your mother bathe guests before?” He walked toward her.
“No.” She shook her head. “My mother died when I was a child.”
Their gazes melded once more, and his enchanting eyes took on a soft look. Did she see sympathy shining in those blue depths?
He looked down at the tub and cleared his throat. “Then turn away while I slip out of my breeches so you won’t be offended by my nakedness.”
Gwyneth knew the sight would not offend her, but she faced the wall. However, unable to resist, she discreetly looked over her shoulder and stifled a gasp. He had long powerful legs, but between his thighs his huge, darkly pigmented male parts hung proudly.
She had seen naked males before. More than once she had seen men swimming in the lake by the manor house, but none were so wonderfully made or so large as this knight.
Another hot wave of excitement rippled over her.
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