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with whomever I want. Having you there would be… awkward.”
    His light blue eyes darkened. “What’re you saying? You’d rather screw around with a different guy in every city?”
    She refused to be bullied by a guy who just moments ago had told her their “affair” was to be a one-time deal. He had no right to pass judgement on her when he was engaging in similar behavior. “What I intend to do on the road is none of your business.”
    He leaned in, stunning her with a kiss that stole her breath. It was an erotic mating of the tongues that had them both battling for supremacy. Moaning into his mouth, she tried to pull him down on top of her. She was tired of talking; she was more than ready for a little action.
    He held back, bracing his arm on the mattress to hold her at arm’s length. “You’re pissing me off, girl.”
    Angered by the label she’d fought to rise above, she pushed against the steel wall of his chest. “Yeah, well you’re not the only one who’s getting pissed, cowboy. Get out of my way so I can find a real man. Someone who’ll give me what I need tonight.”
    He grabbed her wrists, bracing her hands above her head. “Not gonna happen, baby.”
    “I’m tired of playing games with you. Look, I’m not gonna deny you’re hotter than hell, but if I go down to that bar right now, there’ll be dozens of guys more than happy to help me take the edge off. Sex with you isn’t worth the hassle.”
    “Are you serious?” he hissed. “You think I’m gonna let you find someone else right now?”
    “It’s not like you have a choice.”

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Three
     
    She was making him crazy. The thought of her leaving his bed to go to someone else’s was driving him to the edge. And he had no doubt this little spitfire would make good on her threat. Her public persona, the sweet innocent girl crooning about heartbreak and loss, was a far cry from the tattooed, motorcycle-riding little hellion who was turning his world upside down. His sister-in-law, Avery, must be the brilliant publicist everyone claimed if she was the mastermind behind this farce.
    “Take your clothes off,” he murmured. “Right now.”
    She grinned. “Finally, we’re getting somewhere.” She leaned forward, dragging the tank top over her head and tossing it on the floor. She made quick work of shedding the cotton shorts, lying before him completely bare and exposed.
    She knew she was gorgeous, that any man would give his right arm to make love to her, and she was using that knowledge to try and gain the upper hand with him. He had never, would never, surrender to a woman. If she thought she was going to break him, it was time to teach her a valuable lesson about playing to win.
    He reached for the necktie he’d discarded earlier.
    Her eyes darted to the scrap of silk. “What’re you gonna do with that?”
    He grinned, watching the rise and fall of her full breasts as she drew shallow breaths. “A naughty girl like you has never experimented with bondage? I find that hard to believe, darlin’.”
    “I like to be in control,” she said quietly. “I’m not sure I’m comfortable with…” Her words ceased when he fastened her wrists together, applying just enough pressure to secure the bond.
    He attached the other end to the bedpost and looked down at her. She was so beautiful it took his breath away. He had been with dozens of attractive women over the years, but there was something elusive about her that stirred his protective instincts.
    “You have to trust me,” he whispered, kissing her lips gently. “I promise I’d never do anything to hurt you.”
    She tugged her bottom lip between her teeth, a nervous gesture that made him smile. She wasn’t as experienced with the opposite sex as she would have him believe. He knew it was naïve to think she’d be pure at twenty-three, but he wanted to be the man to introduce her to experiences beyond her wildest fantasies.
    He straddled her, tracing