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admit it But the admissions stop there, Selena. I didn’t kiss you that night on the
    hotel terrace because of Richard Anderson. I kissed you because I wanted you for myself. The same
    reason I followed you to Utah and the same reason I’m going to make love to you tonight! There, are you
    satisfied?“
    Selena fought for control of her voice and her emotions. She’d wrenched the truth out of him at last and
    he was right she’d drawn a little blood in the process. He’d acknowledged that his initial interest in her had
    been because of her association with Richard Anderson. Why did the information hurt? She’d known it all
    along! But had he truly followed her because he now wanted her for himself? Was she no longer merely a
    pawn but the goal in his war game? An exciting thrill coursed through her body, a thrill she could not deny.
    Thank you for the honesty, she got out regally, hazel eyes veiled behind her lashes as she tried to hide
    the conflicting emotions racing along her nerve endings. „But if everything you said was the truth,“ she
    continued softly, „if you really came to Utah because you want me for yourself – “
    „I did and I do,“ he interrupted equally softly, fingers toying tantalizingly along the line of her throat
    „Then you’re in for a small disappointment,“ she wound up staunchly. „You’re not going to make love to me
    tonight, York Sutherland, regardless of what brought you here!“
    The tension in him communicated itself to her even before he spoke. „I’m going to make love to you,
    Selena.“ His voice was deep and steady and held all the certainty in the world. „I have to make love to you.
    It’s the only way.“
    „The only way to do what?“ she gasped, unnerved.
    „The only way to make you understand how much I want you, the only way to prove to you how much
    you want me. You’re going to fight me every inch of the way until I have you in my bed. Don’t you think I
    know that? You’ll find excuses, drag your feet, think of reasons why you should put off giving yourself to
    me. You’re scared of me and I don’t know any other way of getting around that fear except by taking you
    to bed and forcing you to face the truth about us.“
    „You’re out of your mind if you think I’d let you treat me like that!“ she exclaimed, horribly conscious of
    her vulnerable position there in his lap. „I’m not some nervous filly you can break to the saddle by sheer
    force!“
    His mouth quirked at the image and something softened in his eyes. „You’re telling me you expect to be
    slowly wooed and won?“
    „If there’s any possibility of a…a long-term relationship between us, York Sutherland, it can only
    develop out of a gradual process of getting to know each other. Frankly I don’t think there’s much hope,“
    she tacked on waspishly in an effort to counter the humor in his eyes. „But that’s the only way I’m even
    willing to consider going about it!“
    „Just look how far you’ve come already tonight,“ he murmured persuasively, touching the pulse at the
    base of her throat lightly. „When you first saw me this evening, you were furious, and now here you are
    discussing the terms of a possible relationship.“
    „Pointing out your various victories as you go along is hardly the way to my heart!“ she blazed in
    response, all too well aware of how far she had slipped since he’d first walked into the lounge.
    „Thank you for the advice,“ he said in a deep voice, letting his fingers glide down her skin to the opening
    of the turquoise shirt. „I’ll keep it in mind.“
    „You’re laughing at me!“ she accused.
    „A little. You think you’ve got me all psyched out, all my motives categorized and understood…“
    „And I don’t?“
    „No.“ He shook his head once, slowly. „Perhaps you will, though, after I’ve taken you to bed with me.“
    „I’m not going to bed with you, York,“ Selena said very steadily, secretly proud of