Werewolf in Denver by Vicki Lewis Thompson Read Free Book Online

once you initiate a sexual encounter, it’s a done deal. Assuming a phone doesn’t ring, of course, which it happened to do in this case.”
    He rubbed the back of his neck, confused as to why she was so irritated. “In my dealings with females, it usually is a done deal, as you say. We were headed for a wee bit more than a kiss, and I don’t think, in all honesty, that you can deny it.”
    Her rapid breathing stirred her breasts beneath that soft black sweater. “I won’t deny it, but that was because, at that very moment, I wanted sex as much as you did. If I hadn’t, then I would have stopped you from continuing.”
    Watching that sweater move was slowly killing him. He focused on her blue eyes instead. “That would have been a new experience for me.”
    Her mouth opened, forming a perfect pink O of surprise. “No one’s ever refused your advances?”
    “Not that I can recall.”
    “Oh, my God. No wonder.” She continued to stare at him but said no more.
    “No wonder what ?” He had a feeling he wouldn’t like the answer, but she couldn’t leave her comment dangling like that.
    “You’re so…no, I shouldn’t say it. We need to remain civil to each other. We’re quite likely trapped together for the rest of the night.”
    “Either you finish that sentence, or I’ll have to retract my statement about your forthright attitude. You’ve never pulled your punches online, Kate, so why do it now?”
    “Because we’re face-to-face. Of course everything’s different when you’re actually looking at each other.”
    “Then close your eyes and pretend you’re typing your response.”
    “That’s the coward’s way out.”
    “So be brave.”
    “All right.” She took a deep breath.
    And he wished she hadn’t, because she had magnificent breasts and they heaved with a beauty that he couldn’t seem to ignore.
    “Okay, here we go.” She looked him straight in the eye. “No wonder you’re so arrogant and sure of yourself. No female has ever rejected you. That’s astonishing. Yes, you’re very good-looking, and I will concede that you have a certain amount of sexual charisma, but… never ? Seriously?”
    “Well, there was one time when I thought the lass wanted me to stop, but it turns out I was mistaken, so we went on to have a very satisfactory time of it.”
    “Incredible.”
    “But I’d hate to think my successes have made me arrogant.”
    “Why else would you insist on taking the blame for making me forget myself just now? Rest assured that if I hadn’t wanted to be seduced, no seduction would have taken place. I don’t care how good a kisser you are.”
    “But you did want to be seduced.” He shouldn’t emphasize that point. He should let the entire matter drop. But she’d accused him of arrogance, and he needed some balm for that wound.
    She gazed at him without speaking for several seconds. Then she cleared her throat. “Yes, I did, past tense. I no longer do.”
    “Are you sure?” Because he wasn’t. Her eyes told a different story.
    “Let me put it this way. We seem to have chemistry, which, as you mentioned earlier, is damned inconvenient. So although I might still want you, I don’t wish foryou to seduce me. I lost focus while we were working on the window together. I won’t lose focus again.”
    “Good. That’s very good. All we have to do is get through the night. Then tomorrow we’ll be caught up in the conference and that should take care of…everything.”
    “Yes.” She consulted the time on her phone. “It’s a little after six. We only have twelve hours or so, and if we’re smart, we’ll spend part of that time sleeping.”
    “Separately.”
    “Extremely separately. We should also eat something. While I was looking through the cupboards, I noticed they’ve left some canned food here. But I’d like to contact the Stewarts before we dive into their supply.”
    “I don’t know how you’re going to do that. Why would they leave their number somewhere?