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The thought of sex with McCabe made her blood run cold,
especially the things he had in mind. He’d told her often enough, and
they were not at all like the delightful, pleasurable things the two
cowboys had done to her earlier.
“A gentleman always makes sure the lady comes first,” Jed had
said with a mischievous grin slapped across his face. “And my brother
and I are true gentlemen.” Although the last thing Hannah had felt
like was a lady as she’d shared her body with them. Nevertheless, she
couldn’t help smiling to herself in the darkness at Jed’s roguish charm
and Luke’s gentler nature. A frisson of excitement shivered down her
spine.
She stepped from her bedroom and recalled how she’d begun to
pleasure herself while secretly watching him in the bath. His broad
shoulders and strong chest had drawn her eyes to him first but when
they’d slipped to his flat, washboard belly...
She gave a start. Suddenly, the memory of his manhood
protruding stiff and proud from the dark curls nestling between his
legs and rising toward his navel, made her hot. Blood began to pound
through her veins and heat pooled in liquid jelly at the confluence of
her thighs. She ran her hand round the back of her neck and lifted her
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hair from out of the sweat now sitting in little droplets on her skin.
Her nightgown stuck to her back and breasts. She needed some air.
What the hell was wrong with her? Twelve months without a
man’s touch and a stranger’s kindness and handsome body already
turned her into a whore.
She stepped outside onto the front porch and sucked in the cold
night air. She let it waft over her skin to cool her burning flesh and
evaporate the dampness that sat, wet and slick, on the surface of her
skin. She raised her eyes to the black, velvet sky.
Studded with stars that sparkled and winked down at her, the
constellations looked clear and beautiful. It all looked so peaceful up
there. She wished she felt as tranquil.
She gave another start as the wooden boards creaked behind her.
“I take it you can’t sleep either,” a voice said softly in her ear.
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Luke had lain awake, listening to Jed’s snoring. The smell of
horses and straw filled his nostrils. The stable was more comfortable
than the hard ground he’d lain on these past few months but he did
miss opening his eyes and looking up at the night sky.
He’d also have preferred to have shared Hannah’s bed but, after
her willing participation earlier, she had appeared a little reluctant to
mention it again after supper. Instead, she’d suggested that they might
like to bed down in the stable rather than make the journey back into
town. Furthermore, she’d suddenly looked a little shy and nervous,
concealing the hot blood and sexual frustration that had overwhelmed
her with such passion earlier. Luke respected her need for some
solitude and went with Jed to the stable.
They’d readily accepted her invitation to stay but with more in
mind than just a night’s stopover. They decided they’d keep an eye on
her. She was worth more than just ending up as McCabe’s sexual toy.
Alone in the stable, Jed had reiterated his doubt that Jacob would
be returning, even taking into consideration that he might still be
alive. Too many men out there wanted to make their fortunes. With
poker games rife and stealing the norm, if a man did strike it lucky,
there were always other ways to get gold from him. A stray bullet
never came amiss.
Also, as for her brother, apart from that one letter, Hannah hadn’t
heard from him either.
What use was he?
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He was as bad as this Jacob for abandoning Hannah and the rest of
his family after their father killed himself.
They’d remained silent throughout her tale, especially when she
went on to tell them about her father and family back East. Only a
brief glance, between Jed and himself, acknowledged that this was the
source of their father’s ruin, too. Although, back then, they’d laughed
cruelly at Cornelius Turner’s demise. They’d heard all the stories of
how his brains had been splattered all over his parlor wall. At the
time, they decreed he deserved everything he got. They were only
sorry he’d taken the coward’s way out and hadn’t stuck around to face
his creditors who’d thought their money safe in his bank. Luke and [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]