A Not-So-Innocent Seduction by Janice Maynard

Author:Janice Maynard
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Ten

Liam lost all track of time. When a woman like Zoe decided to take a man into her bed, the chosen male had no choice but to get down on his knees and thank the Almighty for the gift of such a fascinating, seductive woman. Only a fool would bypass this opportunity. Liam liked to think he was smarter than most men.

It wasn’t just the sex. Though that was off-the-charts phenomenal. It was the fact that Zoe threw herself into lovemaking with an abandon and a giving nature that made her incredibly vulnerable.

How did she know that Liam wasn’t only using her? Or maybe she didn’t care. Maybe she was using him.

She was asleep now, her relaxed body draped over his like an exquisite throw. Her skin was hot and soft against his harder frame. As he winnowed his fingers through her hair, separating the silky strands, he inhaled the faint scent of her shampoo. In the aftermath of a physical cataclysm, his questions returned. Who was Zoe Chamberlain?

He told himself she had a right to her secrets, but now that he had tasted her essence and had learned the manner in which her body responded to his, he was obsessed with finding out more about her. Was he being taken in by a beautiful and accomplished con artist?

A few moments later when she stirred, he wasn’t prepared for the way she looked at him. He’d expected a sleepy feminine smile, or a teasing suggestion that they start all over again. Instead, her expression was guarded...as if she expected him to do or say something that required armor on her part.

It struck him that she was right. His first impulse had been to ask his pointed questions while her defenses were down. Her startling ability to anticipate his responses so accurately both annoyed and shamed him. Was he that predictable? Disgruntled with himself and with her, he slid out of bed feigning a deliberately bland mood that hopefully disguised his turbulent emotions.

He picked up his boxers and pants. “I have an early conference call in the morning. I’ll let you get your rest.”

She sat up in bed, sheet tucked under her arms, and stared at him as he dressed. “Was it something I said?”

“What do you mean?” It irked him that her big-eyed solemnity made him feel guilty when he had nothing for which to apologize.

She nibbled her bottom lip, perhaps unconsciously. “I thought you might spend the night.”

Pausing for a moment as he pretended to locate a renegade sock, he shook his head. “I have responsibilities. If no one can find me, they’ll be worried.”

“Well, heavens,” she said, unmistakable hurt warring with indignation in her gaze. “What a tragedy that would be.”

She was making fun of him. Again. As if dependability and steadfastness were traits to be mocked. Coming on the heels of what had been an incredible evening, her words stung more than they should have.

He shrugged into his shirt and fastened the buttons. “Not all of us have the luxury of flitting around the country wherever the wind takes us.

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