Affair with the Rebel Heiress by Emily McKay

Author:Emily McKay [McKay, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: cookie429, Extratorrents, Kat
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2010-12-12T13:00:00+00:00

“Does it matter?” Kitty countered smoothly.

Her lack of denial was all the confirmation he needed. Ford gritted his teeth against the questions he wanted to throw at her. As prickly as she was, it wouldn’t take much to push her into a full-fledged argument.

“I’d prefer a quiet wedding, but I’ll leave that up to you. We should—”

She spun to face him. “We’re not getting married.”

“Of course, we’re getting married.” A hard note crept into his voice. “I’m not going to desert my family.”

For a long moment, she seemed to be considering him. Then she patted her belly with exaggerated care. “Well, lucky for you, this baby and I aren’t your family.”

Kitty stood there, one hand propped on her hip, chin up, all defiant bravado.

“You’re saying it’s not mine?”

“I’m not saying it isn’t yours. It isn’t yours.”

“But you are pregnant?”

Her chin inched up a notch. “What I am is none of your business. Not your burden. Not your problem.”

“You couldn’t be more than a couple of months pregnant,” he pointed out.

“What’s your point?”

“The timing is perfect for me to be the father.”

She quirked an eyebrow, her expression full of arrogance. “What, you think I came back from Texas so satisfied that I couldn’t even imagine being with another man?”

“I suppose I would like to think that. But the truth is, you’re not the type to sleep around.”

“Oh, really?” she asked, her voice brimming with challenge. “And you’re such an expert on me? How long have you known me, Ford, really? A week? It’s less than that, isn’t it? The truth is, you have no idea what I’m capable of.”

If she was lying, she did a damn good job of it. There wasn’t so much as a sputter of doubt in her eyes to give her away.

He waited for the surge of relief. Pregnant or not, she was letting him off the hook. All he had to do was take her at her word and walk away.

He studied her standing there, taking in the defiant bump of her chin, the blazing independence in her eyes. She was dressed in slim-legged pants and a fuzzy sweater that made her look touchable. But that was the only hint of softness about her, otherwise she was all hard angles and bristly defenses.

Kitty was pregnant. There was a baby growing inside her belly. A tiny life. Maybe his. Maybe not.

But his gut said it was his. Every possessive, primitive cell in his body screamed that her child must be his.

Of course, that didn’t mean it was.

“You’re right,” he said finally. “I don’t know you well, but I’m a good judge of character. I know you well enough to know you’re capable of lying to get what you want. The only thing I don’t know is what it is you want.”

She squared her shoulders and met his gaze. “What I want is to save Biedermann’s. If FMJ can do that, then we’ll have a deal. If not, I’ll find someone else who can.”

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