Heart's Demand by Cheryl Holt

Author:Cheryl Holt [Holt, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Goodreads: 25732587
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Kat stood before Bryce, naked as the day she’d been born. Her pulse was racing, but she kept her head high and summoned all her royal training not to display a single hint of nerves.

She’d stripped off her clothes as a dare, as a challenge, but from how he was glaring at her, she wasn’t sure it was the right move.

He looked angry and disgusted, as if she’d proved herself a whore—or worse. Was there something worse than a whore? She was so naïve in the ways of the world that she had no idea.

If she’d been more experienced at amour, she’d have known how to flirt and cajole, but she didn’t know how, and she didn’t have time to waste figuring them out.

He was a lusty man who reveled in carnal behavior, and she’d been positive, if she could coax him into a physical encounter, all would be forgiven. But what if she was wrong?

If so, she’d made the biggest blunder ever, but just as she was about to admit defeat, he grabbed her and tossed her onto his bed. He fell on her as if he was possessed, like a wild beast stalking its prey.

“Be careful what you wish for, Katarina.”

“Why?”

“Because you might get it.”

“That’s what I’m hoping. Why do you suppose I took off my negligee?”

“I can’t guess why, but it was likely a moment of temporary insanity. What precisely are you expecting to accomplish?”

“I’m expecting you to put your proposal back on the table.”

“You think a bit of nudity will bring you what you desire?”

“It seems to work for other women. Why not me?”

He snorted with disgust. “Are you yearning to fornicate? Is that your ploy?”

“I don’t know what that word means. I’ve never known.”

“It’s also called mating. It’s how a babe is created. If I decide to try it with you, I’d have to wed you when we were finished. I wouldn’t have a choice.”

“Good.”

“I want to have a choice. I won’t be commanded. Most especially by a female.”

“Then choose to fornicate.” She flung her arms to the side, like a virgin about to be sacrificed on an altar. “Have your way with me, then marry me when we’re through.”

“I don’t want to marry you. I thought I did, but I’ve changed my mind.”

“Liar,” she said. “You’re too honorable, Bryce. You would never have proposed unless you craved it very, very much.”

“Tell me what’s really happening. Why are you suddenly so eager?”

“I already told you. I don’t have to have my relatives picking my husband. That’s how it’s always been handled in my country, but my parents are deceased, and I would never allow my cousin to pick for me.”

“Your cousin is the one you loathe? The one you’d have to wed if you went home?”

“Yes.”

“So you’d shackle yourself to me instead, merely to avoid it?”

“No, I’d do it because I love you, and there’s no one to prevent me.”

He stared down her body, and it was clear he enjoyed what he was seeing. Why was he hesitating? Why was he so reluctant? She was so unschooled in passion.

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