Summary

In Chapter 17, Whistledown sends her good wishes to Anthony and Kate.

Kate admitted to Anthony that she had never seen a naked man before. She was shocked by the size of him and did not believe that things would work. He asked her to trust him. Anthony trusted his instinct to guide her because he wanted Kate’s first time to be as good as it could be. He knew she would have some pain because she was a virgin, but hoped that pain would not last long.

Anthony noticed during their lovemaking that there was a brief flash of pain on Kate’s face when he told her she was beautiful. She told him she was not beautiful and asked if he was imagining Edwina. Anthony told Kate to listen to him closely because he had lusted for her even before he...