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cargo?”

    That grin broke out over his face again. “Safe as can be. So what is my reward for my cleverness in not only escaping a trap but for saving our cargo as well?”

    Mary Katherine had been about to say something, but at that moment Jacob simply lowered his head and fastened his mouth on hers. Any other thoughts she might have had went out of her head the moment their lips met. This was not like their first kiss. Then Jacob had been playing, teasing her. Now there was a physical urgency and force to his kiss and the way his arms quivered, even though he wasn't holding her tightly. Oddly enough, his restraint was even more arousing.

    From the way his body shuddered against hers, she could tell that his restraint was costing him. This knowledge compelled her to press closer; one arm went around his neck, and the other around his heavily muscled back. Apparently he took this as a signal to pursue his suit, because his right hand slipped down from its place around her waist to her hips. Before she knew it, he was stroking and squeezing her buttocks—and pulling her closer. Even through the layers of her gown and petticoat, she could feel his large hands as though he were touching her bare flesh. His engorged penis pressed against her, and the evidence of his desire heightened hers further.

    Mary Katherine couldn't hold back her groans as excitement coursed through her. She began to grind against him, instinctively trying to press his erection against the center of her arousal. But he was too tall, and despite her frenzied efforts, she couldn't get close enough to the ecstasy his thick penis offered. It seemed then that Jacob was sexually experienced enough to know what she needed, for he slipped his thigh between her legs. She clung tighter to him, grinding her throbbing cleft against his thigh. Harder and harder, she pressed herself against his thigh, desperate for something.

    Pleasure surged through her, winding her nerves tighter and tighter, until she thought she'd die if she didn't stop—and knew for certain that she'd die if she did. The muscles of her stomach clenched as she rode him. Closer and closer, the feeling came, until suddenly it broke free. Ecstasy swept through her body in waves so intense that Mary Katherine thought she would lose consciousness, and she screamed out her pleasure in shock and fear.

    She stood in his embrace for long moments afterward, her head resting against his chest, too embarrassed to look up at him. She felt the laughter rumbling up through his massive chest before she heard it.

    “Mary Katherine, you've nothing to be embarrassed about, but you do realize you have to marry me now.”

    She raised her head abruptly from his chest and moved out of his arms. She couldn't look at him as she hurriedly straightened her clothes. “I-I know no such thing, Mr. Adams. Thank you for letting me know that you're safe. Now I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow. Good night.”

    He stared at her for a long moment, as though he meant to argue. Then he shook his head and walked over to the cellar door. “You are going to marry me,” he told her resolutely. He turned and walked out the door before she had a chance to rebut his comment.

    This was a good thing, because she didn't have a clue as to what she would say. She had behaved scandalously, and she was frankly surprised that he was still asking her to marry him. Maybe it was just out of habit—after all, he'd been doing it for months. Mary Katherine yawned, feeling a pleasant lassitude of a sort that she'd never felt before.

    She'd sleep well for what little remained of the night, and she was not going to spend another second of it thinking about Jacob Adams.

    * * *

    Jacob sat, his elbows resting on the well-worn maple table that was in the middle of their kitchen. The coffee he sipped from an enamelware mug was strong and bitter, just as he liked it. He hoped his sister had some milk in the icebox. She always complained that