(1984) Amanda Rose by Karen Robards

Author:Karen Robards [Robards, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Romance
ISBN: 9780759520318
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 1984-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

chapter thirteen

“Christ, I’m sorry.” Matt was lying beside her, leaning over her, his head propped on one hand while his other hand made a tentative gesture as though to wipe the tears from her cheeks. Amanda turned her face away from him, stonily regarding the wall, wishing with all the strength left in her that she could reach her night rail, a blanket, anything to shield her body from his eyes. Whereas before the thought of being naked with him had been oddly exciting, now it made her cringe.

“Amanda.” His voice was insistent; his hand was insistent, too, as it captured her chin and forced her to look at him. His eyes flickered as they took in her mouth swollen from his kisses and the tear stains on her cheeks.

“You hurt me.” The words were bitter, accusing.

Matt winced. “I know—I’m sorry.” He let go of her chin gently to brush away the tears that still dangled from her lashes. Amanda jerked her face away from him, and he dropped his hand. “I wouldn’t have hurt you for the world, Amanda. But—I lost control.”

“It was horrible.”

He flinched. “It’s always painful for a girl her first time, Amanda. But the next time, there won’t be any pain, I promise.”

“The next time.” An almost hysterical laugh burst from her throat. “There never will be a next time—I hated it.”

“And me?” The question was very quiet.

“What?”

“Before, you said you loved me. Have you changed your mind?”

Amanda stared up at him. He looked so big and dark, looming over her with the moon just touching his shoulder, making her shudderingly aware of his nakedness and strength, of the sinewy muscles of his shoulders and arms, of the thick black pelt that covered his chest and more—and of the thing that had done its best to rend her in two. It wasn’t quite as hard and angry-looking now, she noticed before she jerked her eyes away.

“I don’t want to talk about it.” To tell the truth, she didn’t know what she felt. At the time, she had been more certain of her love for him than she had ever been of anything in her life. But now—now she didn’t know. And she didn’t feel able to analyze her emotions at the moment.

“I see.” He levered himself off the bed, uncaring of his nakedness, and reached for his trousers.

“Where are you going?”

“To sleep somewhere else, as I would have done earlier. Only, if I remember correctly, you wouldn’t let me.” There was bitter mockery in his voice. Amanda sat up, folding her arms over her breasts and raising her knees to her chin in an instinctive gesture of modesty, and glared at him. Her reward was a scornful glance as he turned his attention to fastening his trousers.

“That’s an ungentlemanly thing to suggest.”

“I’m not suggesting anything. I’m stating the plain truth, and you know it. You’ve been wanting me to make love to you for days. Haven’t you heard the old saying about being careful what you wish for because you just might get it? Well, you wished for it—and you got it.

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