Their lips connected, each greedily taking from the other what they wanted.  When the electricity in the air became almost as tangible and hard to bear as the clothes between them, the latter was removed in haste.  The two of them became a tangled mass of limbs on his expansive bed, struggling to attain the most satisfactory position, and when he entered her, it was sheer bliss.  Orgasm immediately took them both as she convulsed around his release, but their pleasure continued long into the night.  Several times, Nick felt he had nothing left in him to go on, but soon found that Samantha gave him just the push he needed to keep going.  Never had he been so enthralled by a woman.
    Samantha felt the same as her lover in that no other man had ever been able to make her feel as though the night might never end.  And as she lay awake in his arms when their lovemaking had come to an end, she knew she could never go through with it.  In a few short hours, she had fallen in love with this man.  Decidedly, she dressed, gathered her things and left a note for him to find in the morning when she would be long gone.

My sweet Nicholas,
Forgive me for leaving you as I have, but believe me when I say you are and forever will be in my heart.  I have left you for the good of us both, and if you were anyone else I might have gone without explanation, for my reasons are grave.
I pray only that you might understand, but deep in my heart I am hoping that you might love me and find forgiveness in your heart.  My name is Iscariot, and I have followed in the footsteps of my father.  I was hired by your cousin, Henry Chambray, to assassinate you, but upon meeting you, I knew I could not, for taking the life of someone so beautiful and innocent would go against my morals.  I know I could never deny my heritage, and I know also that we could never be if I could not.
I know that in continuing my way of life I will never have the sort of family I glimpsed in your home, but that glimpse might be enough to keep me going a few more years.
If you should ever feel the need to find me, ask around the dark corners and in the shadows.  I’ll never ask you to take me into your life, but I’ll ever be waiting to hear from you.
Please tell your sister she was the best friend I’ve ever had, no matter how short that friendship may have been.
I apologize for betraying you, and this is my kiss goodbye.
Forever yours,
Samantha
At first it was anger he felt at having been betrayed, but soon, her heartfelt outpouring of emotion reached his soul. Immediately, Lord Fergusson sent for the stable boy and set to packing a few days worth of clothes. He had the cook pack some biscuits and sweetmeats, and got Victor loaded for the trip.  One way or another, he’d have her back. Chambray would be dealt with later.