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surely to heaven and back down to earth again she
didn t mean it. Still, the beautiful blue pupils he
loved to see in the heat of passion, once again took
on the ice blue chill he feared. She possessed killer
eyes and for all he knew murderous instincts,
too.
 You don t mean that and you damn well know
it. He stood, walked over to her and found he
was looking down the barrel of a gun ready to
shoot out her point in one direction or another.
With his hands in the air, he taunted her.  So
you d kill me like you killed Slim. Maybe I should
be asking you the same questions you wanted me
to answer. Maybe you knew I was Slim s brother
and you might have even known that I was cut
from the same cloth as the man who killed your
family. Let s just say you re the one who set out
for revenge and who knows, maybe you re trying
to claim it. He moved closer and closer, inch by
calculated inch.
 Don t you move one step closer or I ll&  Her
hand trembled and her eyes watered.
He grabbed the gun quickly and tossed it on the
mattress before yanking her toward him again.
 Or you ll what? His lips slanted over hers.
 You ll kill me or love me?
Always ready to take advantage of a man
caught with his pants down, Carly hit him square
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with the force and will of a man s punch behind
the swing.  Damn you, woman!
She gathered up her things and ran for the
door.
Her hand was on the knob when he literally
tore it away from turning it toward the freedom
waiting beyond their borrowed room. Her golden
hair swirled around her shoulders and he pushed
her back to the bed, kicking and screaming.
 Get away from me! Now! I want to go! I hate
you! She cried as she sang out the pitiful words,
as if telling him a lie would make it true if she
screamed it loud enough. So she tried again.  I
said I hate you!
He nodded.  You have a right to despise me,
but the fact is, you hate as much as you love me
and those reins crossing up in the middle is what s
tearing your heart out.
She set her jaw.
When he spoke again, the lust dripped from his
lips.  Don t think about the hurt you feel. Just kiss
me. He lowered his mouth to hers.
 When hell freezes over, she whispered.
 Damnation, is it chilly here, he said, right
before he took the first kiss of the many he
wanted.
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Chapter Six
hey were at this sacred place. A place where
Tshe d visited again and again in her mind and
yet he tried to take her there all over again without
cause or reason and most definitely without
worrying about the consequences to follow. The
end results bothered her most. His hand slipped
under her blouse in just a short fraction of time
but nonetheless, it froze the moment.
 Stop, she cried.
 Not a chance. Wild fingertips moved to her
back in a stroking sensation before he let out a
moan.  Hells fury, I d kill a man for so much as
contemplating the stroke of one hand over you.
His words were deliberately spoken into her
ear and she shuddered against them.  You don t
own me, Preston.
His eyes were haunted when he drew back to
gaze into hers. The imprints of dimples formed
without a second to spare and his hand quickly
dropped down her waist and across her thigh.
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One finger pressed through her slacks with just
the right amount of pressure to drive home a
point.  I damn sure have the papers for this and I
don t share.
Wiggling free right then wouldn t have been an
option, but a hard knock against the door
guaranteed an interruption. Maybe she felt instant
relief maybe not. She reached behind her and
turned the knob before greeting their visitor.
Robert Barkley stood in the hallway of the
saloon with his hat in his hand.  Good morning,
ma am.
 Robert, for goodness sakes, She pulled him
inside the door quickly and slammed it behind
him without a second thought,  your momma will
beat your hide off if she hears you re here at the
saloon.
His eyes immediately focused on the tangled
mess of bed sheets.  Now what did I tell you
yesterday?
He didn t offer, but she quickly remembered.
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