She sucked in her breath as reason returned. He was seducing her.
And so easily. She’d made the mistake of giving in to her desire for him once,
and it had changed the course of her life. She couldn’t let it happen again. Never again…
With a ragged gasp, she pulled away from his grasp. Breathing hard,
she glared up at him. “You don’t seriously expect me to fall into bed with you
after one practice kiss?
His half-lidded eyes were sultry with confidence—arrogance—and
his sensual lips curved into a smile. “Yes. I had rather hoped you would.”
“Forget it.”
“It would make we pretend affair more believable.”
“By turning it into a real one?” she whispered.
He shrugged, even as the intensity of his gaze belied that casual
gesture. “Why not?”
The early afternoon was growing hot, the sun
