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anger poured from her.
    “Have you been with other men, Chloe? After sharing your innocence with me, and your body and love for years afterward, have you given yourself to others?” He placed his hands at her waist and pulled her up against his taut, aroused body. “Have other men been inside you like you allowed me?” he whispered at her ear.
    He bent his head and captured her lips with his. She opened right up to him, let him explore her mouth with his tongue, but that wasn’t nearly enough for his hungry body. He pulled away.
    “Answer me, Chloe.” His voice was demanding but not cruel. “Have there been other men?”
    She cupped his face with her hands and softly kissed his mouth. She stepped back, ran her hands down the back of his shoulders and arms, finally clasping his hands in hers.
    “I dated only one man after I left Broken Bow,” she whispered, meeting his eyes. “He wanted me, like this, like what we have shared, Reese, but I couldn’t.” She shook her head and looked away, over his shoulder. “When he touched me, I felt like an adulterer. My body and heart were yours, and I couldn’t be with anyone else.”
    “And you want this now with me, Chloe Anne?” He kissed the side of her neck in that one spot he knew she liked the best, the spot that made her melt in his arms. “You want my hands on you, all over you?”
    She nodded and moved his hands to her hips. “You said you ache with need for me—well, it’s the same way for me. Only it’s not just lust I feel for you.” She threaded her hands behind his neck. “Make love to me, Reese, make me feel alive again.”
    He studied her, his beautiful Chloe. If they did this, made love to each other, everything would change again. He wouldn’t be able to let her walk away again, would he?
    “You’re certain?”
    She nodded mutely. Her hands trailed down his back and rested on his BVD -clad buttocks, pulling him against her. He hesitated only a minute before dipping his head and claiming her lips. He pulled at the hem of her dress, snaking it up her thighs, over her hips, stopping only when she had to pull away from him to hurriedly remove her arms from the gown.
     
    “Slow down, sweetheart,” Chloe whispered.
    He chuckled and led her to the bed. “It’s been a long time.”
    The beats of her heart were throbbing in her ears. Nervous excitement, she figured. This would be the no turning back point. If tonight continued as it was, she would have to marry him…live on the prairie for the rest of her life. He wouldn’t let her go again.
    “Just say no, honey.”
    “I want this Reese. I want you.” She made her decision.
    Goose bumps raised her skin as his lips worked their magic on her neck. She couldn’t possibly think straight. Her thin, silky chemise finally plopped onto the floor, baring her to his hungry eyes.
    Reese’s sharp intake of breath made her smile.
    “What do you think?”
    “So damn beautiful,” he whispered.
    An expression of supreme tenderness covered his face, and Chloe smiled. Feeling brazen, she took his hands and placed them on her breasts, hoping he would know what she was asking of him.
    He understood fully.
    His hands brought to life her nipples, teasing them gently, while his teeth nibbled on her earlobe. Chloe closed her eyes on a sigh.
    She reached the waistband of his drawers and slowly pulled them down, over his hips, her fingers caressing every inch as the fabric dipped lower. She knew she was on the right path when a soft moan escaped his lips. He kicked off his briefs and stood in his naked glory in front of her.
    She sighed and smiled. He was a vision, better than her memories.
    She moved in closer, clasping her hands together at the back of his head. Her mouth joined with his as she rubbed her body against him, the hair on his chest tickling the soft flesh of her breasts. She moved her hands back down and imitated what he’d done to her, caressing his pectoral muscles, her thumbs rubbing his flat