"Then you've never been in love?" "Never." She nodded. "Nor have I." "A pity," he said, pursing his lips. "I wonder how it would feel? To be swept away by a grand passion? To give everything for only one person in the world?" Her lips curved wryly. "So idealistic for a rake. Really, you do spoil my prior understanding of what the word entailed." "This is my social face," he said lightly. "Don't confuse it with the animal beneath."