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Authors: Brenda Jackson

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how
he
felt
emotionally,
each
and
every
time
she
had

screamed
out
his
name
while
swept
up
in
the
throes
of

ecstasy.
Okay,
he
admitted
he
would
always
remember
last
night,
but
he
refused
to
get
hung
up
on
it
and
start
reading
more
into
it
than
was
there.
He
had
wanted
to
introduce
her
to
passion,
and
he
had.
No
big
deal.
He
had
wanted
to

show
her
how
two
levelheaded
individuals
could
suddenly
become
overtaken
with
desire,
a
desire
so
consuming
that
it
could
stir
uncontrollable
passion
between
them.
And
he’d
done
that,
too.
The
only
thing
left
was
for
them
to
find
her

mother
and
Uncle
Corey.

He
frowned
when
he
thought
what
would
probably
happen
after
that.
Once
Madison
saw
her
mother
and
was

reassured
that
she
was
fine,
she’d
probably
return
to

Boston.
He,
on
the
other
hand,
would
go
back
to
Durango’s
place
and
do
what
he’d
intended
to
do
from
the
beginning.
He
would
get
a
little
R
and
R
before
starting
work
on
his

next
book.

Why
did
the
thought
of
them
going
their
separate
ways

begin
to
gnaw
on
his
insides?
Why
did
the
thought
of
her
sharing
her
newfound
passion
with
another
man
bother
the
hell
out
of
him?
He
had
made
love
to
other
women
and

never
felt
troubled
by
the
thought
of
them
sleeping
with

someone
else
after
their
relationship
ended.
In
fact,
he’d
always
been
grateful
that
his
ex-lovers
wanted
to
move
on.

He
inhaled
deeply.
He
needed
distance
from
Madison
to

think
straight
and
to
get
his
head
back
on
right.
She
was
making
him
feel
things
no
other
woman
had
made
him
feel
and
he
didn’t
like
it
worth
a
damn.

Easing
from
her
side,
he
slipped
out
of
bed
and
quickly

pulled
on
his
jeans,
not
bothering
to
put
on
his
briefs
or
a

shirt.
He
didn’t
want
her
to
wake
up
for
fear
that
he
wouldn’t
know
how
he
would
handle
things.

Before
walking
out
of
the
bedroom
he
glanced
back
and
wished
that
he
hadn’t.
His
gaze
roamed
over
her.
She
was
curled
on
her
side
with
a
satiated
smile
on
her
lips
while

she
slept.
She
looked
like
a
woman
made
for
passion
and
every
muscle
in
his
body
ached
to
make
love
to
her
again.

He
forced
his
gaze
away
as
a
thickness
settled
in
his
throat
at
the
same
time
as
one
formed
in
his
midsection.
Stone

slowly
shook
his
head.
He
needed
distance
and
he
needed
it
now.
Quickly
walking
out
of
the
room,
he
closed
the
door
behind
him.

Madison
stirred
awake
and
squinted
her
eyes
against
the
bright
sunlight
that
was
coming
in
through
the
window.
She
stretched
and
immediately
felt
the
soreness
in
muscles
she
hadn’t
used
in
a
long
time.
She
smiled.
She
had
definitely
used
them
last
night.

Pulling
herself
up
in
bed
she
glanced
around,
wondering

where
Stone
had
gone.
She
knew
they
had
planned
to
get
an
early
start
to
reach
his
uncle’s
place
before
nightfall
but
now
she
felt
downright
lazy.
She
didn’t
want
to
do
anything
but
stay
in
bed
and
wait
for
his
return.

She
drew
in
a
shuddering
breath
when
she
remembered
all
the
things
they
had
done
the
night
before.
He
had

introduced
her
to
passion
of
the
most
sensual
kind.
She

had
felt
emotions
and
had
done
things
with
Stone
that
she
had
never
felt
or
done
with
her
former
fiancé.
A
blushing

heat
stole
into
her
features
when
she
thought
how
Stone

had
touched
her
all
over,
tasted
her
all
over,
made
love
to
her
all
over.
Even
now
his
scent
was
drenched
into
her
skin.
Her
nostrils
were
filled
with
the
aroma
of
him:
manly,
robust
and
sexy.

What
was
there
about
Stone
Westmoreland
that
had
made
her
throw
caution
to
the
wind
and
do
what
she’d
done?

What
was
there
about
him
that
made
her
eager
to
do
it

again?

When
moments
passed
and
Stone
didn’t
return
to
bed,
and
she
didn’t
hear
any
movement
or
sound
from
the
opposite
side
of
the
bedroom
door,
she
wondered
where
he
had

gone
and
decided
to
find
out.
What
was
he
thinking
this

morning?
Did
he
regret
what
they’d
done?
Did
he
think
she
assumed
that
now
that
they’d
made
love
she
expected

something
from
him?
She
remembered
distinctly
him

saying
that
he
wasn’t
the
marrying
kind.
He
believed

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