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and sure. He kissed her with arrogant authority, but such gentle persistence. He tasted of coffee and peppermint, and the bite of cold whiskey sliding down a parched throat. Eager for more, she opened wide, her tongue tangling with his.
    She felt him smile against her mouth, then he cupped the back of her head. Lexie moaned at the sweet pleasure of his demanding mouth, her breasts aching and full, their nipples hard points against her shirt.
    More. More.
    Suddenly he broke the kiss and stepped back, licking his mouth. Amusement and something dark and dangerous flashed in his eyes.
    “Just a prelude,” he murmured. “There’ll be much more of that, darling.”
    This was Jackson, the quiet but sexy cowboy who seduced legions of eager Lupine females, leaving them sprawled on their backs in a sexual daze, and then rode off.
    Jackson, who could break her heart if he saw what she truly was…
    “Why are you doing this to me?” she whispered, pressing her fist to her heart.
    How could she risk intimacy with this male who mattered so much? She remembered clearly the rejection from her ex-boyfriend. Determined to fit into college life, Lexie had started dating Stan, a fellow student studying veterinary medicine. But when he finally coaxed her into having sex, watching as she sat on the bed and removed her socks, he freaked out and changed his mind. The next time she saw him, he was escorting Cora to classes, and when they saw her, they put their heads together and whispered, Cora laughing as she glanced at Lexie’s feet.
    Now Cora also knew about Lexie’s deformity…
    Jackson shook his head. “For two years, I’ve waited for you. Waited for you to be home long enough to hang your hat, but every time I returned from the range, you were either off at another rodeo or back at school.”
    She lifted her chin, grateful for her skill at riding. “I’m always on the road.”
    Jackson picked up her hand and rubbed it against his cheek. The delicious scrape of his stubble against her skin made her shiver with pleasure. She wondered what it would feel like having those whiskers abrade her inner thighs if he opened them wide and…
    Don’t go there.
    “Maybe I can change your mind, show you the advantages of staying close to home instead of always hanging around rodeos and horses.”
    “I like working with horses. If you treat them as you want to be treated and let them know where you stand, they’ll treat you fair. Not like most, especially Skins, who judge people on their looks.”
    He gave her a long, thoughtful look. “You’re much prettier and more desirable than any Skin I’ve met. Or Lupine. Just wish you’d believe it as much as I do.”
    She longed to believe him. Around horses, she had confidence. Lexie understood them. She showed them who was the boss, but she also loved them, listened to them and gave them her full attention.
    Jackson gave her his full attention. No one else had ever paid attention to her, other than Diamond, like that Lupine did. But he only did it because he wanted sex. Or did he? Could they share something deeper and more lasting?
    Didn’t matter, because once the week was up, she was gone. She had to look out for herself.
     
     

 

Chapter 5
     
     
    Jackson had to work in the north pasture, mending broken fence lines. He told Lexie to hang out at the lodge and make herself useful, getting to know the other pack members
    Never content to sit still, for work was always plentiful at a ranch, she volunteered to drive the tractor as Peter forked hay to cattle in the southern pasture. When they finished, she returned to the cabin and combed through the textbooks Nikita had sent over with her clothing. Dropping out of school had been heartbreaking, but necessary.
    Maybe some day she could return to her studies.
    As the sun dipped below the rolling hills and mountains, anticipation curled down her spine.Soon, he’d make her pay the price for racing Diamond.
    Poking through the fridge, she