knew.”
“And now I’m not, is that it? Do you think confusing me is the answer?”
She smiled hazily. “And you are confused, aren’t you, Daniel?”
“Yes, damn you, I am.”
“Never mind. Kiss me, Daniel. You know you want to. And you want more than that, don’t you?”
He hesitated, torn by a struggle that was harder than anything in his life before.
Megan looked up at him, observing every expression on his face. At exactly the right moment she sank onto the sofa, leaning back against the cushions and pulling him down toward her. He covered her mouth again, kissing her with fierce intensity.
Megan returned his kiss with equal force. Part of her was observing everything that happened, watching him being drawn further into Tiger Lady’s net, but to her alarm, something unforeseen was happening to her. The anger and bitterness that should have kept her safe in Daniel’s arms were melting under the onslaught of his passion. Ripples of excitement were beginning to scurry through her body, going faster and faster until they overtook each other and became one pulsating rhythm. She tried to ignore it and keep her mind on what she thought of as her mission, but there was simply no way to ignore the relentless pounding of her heart, or the tremors that were set off wherever he touched her.
Irrational anger rose in her breast. How dare he do this to her? How dare he thrill her and set her body aflame as no other man, including Brian, had ever been able to do? He was her enemy, yet his touch was like electricity, igniting sparks that started on her skin and glittered right through her. She fought them, striving not to be conscious of physical delight, to think only of subduing her enemy and bending him to her will. But her enemy had enchantment in his touch. It made her crave what was forbidden, like the caress of his fingers against her breast. When she felt him pulling open the buttons of her top, she arched up against him and threw her head back, inviting him to trail kisses down her neck to the base of her throat.
She put her hand behind his head, drawing it lower so that his mouth was against her breast. Lightning forked through her as his lips drifted across the sensitive skin, and a long moan broke from her. What was happening was so wrong. It wasn’t in her plan—somehow she must cling to her plan—but the pleasure taking possession of her made a mockery of calculation.
She was alive to every movement of his body, the feel of his hand sliding lower, opening more buttons, cupping the fullness of one breast in his palm, the fingers and thumb moving to tease the nipple. She knew that at any moment he would start working on the fastening to her slacks, and soon they would both be naked, ready for each other. She was tense with thrilling expectation. Soon—
But the movement he made wasn’t the one she’d expected, craved. She felt a convulsion possess his body, then he became totally still. Megan touched him and found that he’d turned to stone.
“No.” The cry was torn from him.
“Daniel—”
“ No. Not like this!” Daniel wrenched himself free and backed away from Megan as though her touch burned him. “Dear God, what am I doing?” he breathed. The desire in his eyes had been replaced by anger. “I nearly fell for it, didn’t I?” he demanded.
“Fell...for w-what?” she stammered, trying to collect her wits.
“Don’t act innocent. I don’t know what you’re playing at, but I do know that you’ve got your own agenda.”
The letdown caused a violent revulsion of feeling inside Megan, making her horribly aware of her open buttons and exposed breasts. She hastened to cover herself, trying to calm her breathing.
Daniel was watching her through narrowed eyes. “You were making me jump through hoops, weren’t you?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she prevaricated. She knew this was a disaster.
“I’m talking about a woman who hates me in the morning and melts
“And now I’m not, is that it? Do you think confusing me is the answer?”
She smiled hazily. “And you are confused, aren’t you, Daniel?”
“Yes, damn you, I am.”
“Never mind. Kiss me, Daniel. You know you want to. And you want more than that, don’t you?”
He hesitated, torn by a struggle that was harder than anything in his life before.
Megan looked up at him, observing every expression on his face. At exactly the right moment she sank onto the sofa, leaning back against the cushions and pulling him down toward her. He covered her mouth again, kissing her with fierce intensity.
Megan returned his kiss with equal force. Part of her was observing everything that happened, watching him being drawn further into Tiger Lady’s net, but to her alarm, something unforeseen was happening to her. The anger and bitterness that should have kept her safe in Daniel’s arms were melting under the onslaught of his passion. Ripples of excitement were beginning to scurry through her body, going faster and faster until they overtook each other and became one pulsating rhythm. She tried to ignore it and keep her mind on what she thought of as her mission, but there was simply no way to ignore the relentless pounding of her heart, or the tremors that were set off wherever he touched her.
Irrational anger rose in her breast. How dare he do this to her? How dare he thrill her and set her body aflame as no other man, including Brian, had ever been able to do? He was her enemy, yet his touch was like electricity, igniting sparks that started on her skin and glittered right through her. She fought them, striving not to be conscious of physical delight, to think only of subduing her enemy and bending him to her will. But her enemy had enchantment in his touch. It made her crave what was forbidden, like the caress of his fingers against her breast. When she felt him pulling open the buttons of her top, she arched up against him and threw her head back, inviting him to trail kisses down her neck to the base of her throat.
She put her hand behind his head, drawing it lower so that his mouth was against her breast. Lightning forked through her as his lips drifted across the sensitive skin, and a long moan broke from her. What was happening was so wrong. It wasn’t in her plan—somehow she must cling to her plan—but the pleasure taking possession of her made a mockery of calculation.
She was alive to every movement of his body, the feel of his hand sliding lower, opening more buttons, cupping the fullness of one breast in his palm, the fingers and thumb moving to tease the nipple. She knew that at any moment he would start working on the fastening to her slacks, and soon they would both be naked, ready for each other. She was tense with thrilling expectation. Soon—
But the movement he made wasn’t the one she’d expected, craved. She felt a convulsion possess his body, then he became totally still. Megan touched him and found that he’d turned to stone.
“No.” The cry was torn from him.
“Daniel—”
“ No. Not like this!” Daniel wrenched himself free and backed away from Megan as though her touch burned him. “Dear God, what am I doing?” he breathed. The desire in his eyes had been replaced by anger. “I nearly fell for it, didn’t I?” he demanded.
“Fell...for w-what?” she stammered, trying to collect her wits.
“Don’t act innocent. I don’t know what you’re playing at, but I do know that you’ve got your own agenda.”
The letdown caused a violent revulsion of feeling inside Megan, making her horribly aware of her open buttons and exposed breasts. She hastened to cover herself, trying to calm her breathing.
Daniel was watching her through narrowed eyes. “You were making me jump through hoops, weren’t you?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she prevaricated. She knew this was a disaster.
“I’m talking about a woman who hates me in the morning and melts
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