Stormy Challenge by Jayne Ann Krentz (as Stephanie James)

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz (as Stephanie James)
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: mom 05/31/2014
ISBN: 9780373806669
Published: 1982-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Seven

“Court, this has gone far enough,” Leya declared forcefully, calling on her total reserve of willpower. “You’ve done nothing but manhandle me this evening and I’ve had it!”

“You’re telling me!” he agreed with heavy mockery, ignoring her attempt to free her wrists. “You’re determined to run me to a frazzle, aren’t you?” he went on accusingly, his face very close to hers, his eyes sweeping over her parted lips. “I’ve told you time and again I’m not a terribly energetic man. Why do you do this to me?”

“You’re the one who started it!” she gasped, infuriated and desperately trying to retain some semblance of self-control. “You insist on playing the heavy-handed male and then wonder why I object!”

“You force me into that role because you keep playing the part of the recalcitrant, willful female.”

“You forget,” she charged defiantly, “that’s my main attraction for you! If I turned meek and willing, you’d probably lose interest immediately!”

“Is that why you behave this way?” he asked, as if understanding had just dawned.

“You’re trying to hold my attention?” He looked very pleased.

“No!” she stormed, incensed that he had deliberately misunderstood her.

“Then why don’t you try being meek and willing and see if that succeeds in getting rid of me?” he suggested helpfully.

“Because by the time I found out whether or not that would work it would be a trifle too late!”

“I’ve got news for you, honey,” he retorted, stooping to swing her high into his arms. “It’s already too late. Much too late.”

“Court!” Leya was clamped tightly to his broad chest, and the heat of him threatened to burn her fingertips through the material of his shirt. “Put me down this instant! I will not be … be carried off for your amusement!”

“When you discover something amusing in all this,” he told her encouragingly, striding toward the hall, “let me know. Personally, I’m not laughing.”

“I’ll never forgive you!” she tried valiantly as he rounded the corner with due caution for her head.

But already she could feel the excitement churning in her veins, almost swamping her with its intensity. She didn’t want it to be like this, not with so much unresolved between them. But she couldn’t deny to herself that she wanted him. She had wanted him since their meeting in Oregon. And she was very much afraid it was amounting to something much deeper and more dangerous. With feelings this chaotic, was love very far away?

“You already forgave me earlier this evening out on that terrace,” he pointed out, kicking open the bedroom door with a careless foot. “You said we could take up where we left off in Oregon. This, in case you’ve forgotten, is where we left off!”

“Not quite!” she hissed as he tossed her down lightly onto a wide, low bed and flipped on the small lamp standing on the bedstand. “We were still getting to know each other. We weren’t sleeping together!”

The room was as sleek and modem and neutrally colored as the rest of the condominium. Low-profile teak

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