until you agree to marry me.”
“Fine. Then I’ll just die, because I refuse to marry a man who treats a woman like a prize pig, trussing her up to a bed because he can’t reason with her.”
“You want persuasion?” Jake’s anger shifted into determination. Marrying KC was the only answer to this dismal situation. He couldn’t turn her loose on a hundred dirty miners. He couldn’t stand the thought of their hands groping over her creamy white skin, their dicks driving into her over and over…
“Damnation!” Jake stormed out of the cabin and paced the distance between Zach’s cabin and his.
“Did you ask her?” Rosalyn stood in the doorway, Zach and Honor hovering over her shoulder.
“She refused.” Jake pushed his hands through his hair, standing it on end. “That stubborn fool refused.”
Rosalyn’s brows arched. “I’m betting you didn’t ask nicely.”
The woman might as well have poked him in the eye. She was right, damn it. “I told her she had to marry me or I wouldn’t untie her.”
Zach leaned against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest, laughing out loud. “My friend, you’re in way over your head with that woman.”
“Shut the hell up.” Jake dove for his friend, fists raised.
Rosalyn stepped between them. “Fisticuffs will do nothing to make KC change her mind.”
“She won’t have me.” Jake stood with his fists still raised, the need to punch something, someone, so strong he shook with it.
“Do you think you stole her virginity, Jake Thompson?” Rosalyn jabbed her finger into his chest.
Jake clenched his teeth. The woman didn’t know how close she came to being punched. “Damn right I do.”
“Wrong.”
He frowned. “Wrong?”
“If she hadn’t wanted it as badly as she did, she would have put a stop to it long before you penetrated her.”
“What are you talking about?” Jake pushed his hand through his hair again. “She wanted it?”
“You had her so worked up and ready, she wouldn’t have stopped you no matter what.”
“I did?”
“Jake…Jake…Jake…” Rosalyn shook her head. “You have to convince her she wants you again.”
Zach whistled. “If you don’t marry KC, I’d say marry this one. She’s good.”
“Don’t confuse him, please.” Rosalyn dismissed Zach with a wave of her hand and bent close to Jake.
His head was spinning with the possibilities Rosalyn filled him with. “You think if I get her all lathered up again, she’ll say yes?”
“Please.” Rosalyn rolled her eyes. “You have to be sincere, you have to want to pleasure her. You have to show her how good it could be between the two of you.”
Jake’s frown eased and a smile curled the corners of his lips. “KC was right. You are good at this. You could hire out as a marriage doctor or something.” He turned toward his cabin. “You really think I can convince her without the ropes?”
“Leave her tied for a while, until you get her softened up.” Rosalyn winked. “It could be very sensuous.”
“It is,” Honor agreed, her face flushed.
Zach glared at her.
“Don’t look at me like that. You were the one who tied me up. I wouldn’t be pregnant now if it weren’t for the ropes and your powers of persuasion.”
Jake’s eyes widened. “That’s right.” He laughed out loud. “I can do this.” He took a few steps toward his cabin and stopped.
“Go on,” Rosalyn pushed.
“She likes you there.” He held out his hand. “Come with me.”
The woman hesitated and then nodded. “Okay, but only for a little while. You really can do this without me.”
“Thanks.” Jake practically pulled Rosalyn’s arm out of her socket, taking off with his long stride.
When Jake burst through the door, KC had just about had enough.
“I’m back,” he called out.
“I’d stand up and cheer, but seein’ as I’m all tied up, I’ll pass,” she said, her tone biting. The room had warmed enough to take the chill out of the air, but not out of
“Fine. Then I’ll just die, because I refuse to marry a man who treats a woman like a prize pig, trussing her up to a bed because he can’t reason with her.”
“You want persuasion?” Jake’s anger shifted into determination. Marrying KC was the only answer to this dismal situation. He couldn’t turn her loose on a hundred dirty miners. He couldn’t stand the thought of their hands groping over her creamy white skin, their dicks driving into her over and over…
“Damnation!” Jake stormed out of the cabin and paced the distance between Zach’s cabin and his.
“Did you ask her?” Rosalyn stood in the doorway, Zach and Honor hovering over her shoulder.
“She refused.” Jake pushed his hands through his hair, standing it on end. “That stubborn fool refused.”
Rosalyn’s brows arched. “I’m betting you didn’t ask nicely.”
The woman might as well have poked him in the eye. She was right, damn it. “I told her she had to marry me or I wouldn’t untie her.”
Zach leaned against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest, laughing out loud. “My friend, you’re in way over your head with that woman.”
“Shut the hell up.” Jake dove for his friend, fists raised.
Rosalyn stepped between them. “Fisticuffs will do nothing to make KC change her mind.”
“She won’t have me.” Jake stood with his fists still raised, the need to punch something, someone, so strong he shook with it.
“Do you think you stole her virginity, Jake Thompson?” Rosalyn jabbed her finger into his chest.
Jake clenched his teeth. The woman didn’t know how close she came to being punched. “Damn right I do.”
“Wrong.”
He frowned. “Wrong?”
“If she hadn’t wanted it as badly as she did, she would have put a stop to it long before you penetrated her.”
“What are you talking about?” Jake pushed his hand through his hair again. “She wanted it?”
“You had her so worked up and ready, she wouldn’t have stopped you no matter what.”
“I did?”
“Jake…Jake…Jake…” Rosalyn shook her head. “You have to convince her she wants you again.”
Zach whistled. “If you don’t marry KC, I’d say marry this one. She’s good.”
“Don’t confuse him, please.” Rosalyn dismissed Zach with a wave of her hand and bent close to Jake.
His head was spinning with the possibilities Rosalyn filled him with. “You think if I get her all lathered up again, she’ll say yes?”
“Please.” Rosalyn rolled her eyes. “You have to be sincere, you have to want to pleasure her. You have to show her how good it could be between the two of you.”
Jake’s frown eased and a smile curled the corners of his lips. “KC was right. You are good at this. You could hire out as a marriage doctor or something.” He turned toward his cabin. “You really think I can convince her without the ropes?”
“Leave her tied for a while, until you get her softened up.” Rosalyn winked. “It could be very sensuous.”
“It is,” Honor agreed, her face flushed.
Zach glared at her.
“Don’t look at me like that. You were the one who tied me up. I wouldn’t be pregnant now if it weren’t for the ropes and your powers of persuasion.”
Jake’s eyes widened. “That’s right.” He laughed out loud. “I can do this.” He took a few steps toward his cabin and stopped.
“Go on,” Rosalyn pushed.
“She likes you there.” He held out his hand. “Come with me.”
The woman hesitated and then nodded. “Okay, but only for a little while. You really can do this without me.”
“Thanks.” Jake practically pulled Rosalyn’s arm out of her socket, taking off with his long stride.
When Jake burst through the door, KC had just about had enough.
“I’m back,” he called out.
“I’d stand up and cheer, but seein’ as I’m all tied up, I’ll pass,” she said, her tone biting. The room had warmed enough to take the chill out of the air, but not out of
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