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and glared at him. “You cannot seriously think that I believe you would do such a thing. You couldn’t possibly entertain the notion I would agree to such a suggestion.”
    Kolton didn’t consider himself a vain man, but the fact that she showed not even the tiniest spark of interest pricked his pride a bit.
    “What did you think?” she continued. “That I would fall at your feet in gratitude? ‘Oh, yes, my lord,’” she cooed in a breathless voice, clasping her hands to her heart as if overwhelmed with joy. “‘You honor me with your intentions. Please, ignore any desire I may have to wed a man who seeks to marry me—not out of duty but—because he simply wants me for his wife. Oh, how foolish I have been! Please , my lord, make passionate love to me.’” She ended her speech with a coquettish flutter of her lashes.
    He gaped at her, speechless; her outrageous performance catching him completely off guard.
    She dropped her besotted facade and crossed her arms over her chest. “You cannot be serious,” she concluded lifting a brow insolently while tapping her foot as she stood glaring at him.
    Kolton snapped his jaw shut, barely able to contain his laughter. Who would have guessed Prudence had such a quixotic sense of humor? What else would he discover about her in the next fifty years? If this was any indication, he would certainly never grow bored.
    “Well,” he said scratching the back of his head. “That was quite the performance.”
    “Yes, and is as close as you will ever get to me agreeing to such a farce,” she sniffed disgustedly.
    Even with that hideous hairstyle and those dreadful spectacles, she is adorable in her indignation . The thought shocked him; ‘adorable’ was never a word he would have previously used to describe Prudence.
    “Believe what you will, dearest Pru, but that is exactly what I plan to accomplish with this ‘farce’, as you so sweetly put it.” He closed the space between them and grabbed her wrist. “Beginning tonight.”
    “You would force me?” Her voice raised a notch as she attempted to tug free of his grasp. “I cannot believe you would stoop to such vile behavior!”
    No, Kolton, wait...Stop, stop, stop! . . .
    Kolton shoved aside the hazy memory of her whispered words the night before and concentrated on the night ahead of him. “Please, correct me if I am wrong,” he replied, his voice calm and soft as he studied her face closely, “but, to my knowledge, I have never had to force any woman into my bed.”
    Pru blushed furiously and lowered her eyes, but did not argue the truth of his statement, to which he was profoundly relieved. “Well?” he urged to solidify his point. A slight shake of her head was his answer. “That being the case, my dear, I do not intend to start with you.”
    He released her wrist and drew her into his arms, molding her reluctant body to his. Her breasts were generously full and firm as they pressed against his chest. Sex with this dowdy spinster wouldn’t involve convincing his cock he wanted her, if the unexpected spear of arousal that pierced him, causing his member to rise enthusiastically, was any indication.
    Pru raised her head, her ocean blue eyes shooting sparks of indignation. “Why, you pompous, bloody ass—”
    He captured her mouth with his, promptly bringing her tirade to an end. Taking the back of her head in his hand, he held her in place while he ravaged her lips. She balled her hands into fists and beat at his shoulders. He ignored her struggles, which soon ceased altogether as she began to respond, her hands unclenching and sliding around his neck, her lips parting, allowing him to deepen the kiss.
    As Kolton explored the sweetness of her mouth, he let his hands wander over her body. He was pleased to find he had not imagined her lush curves. Her waist was tiny and her hips generously shaped. He cupped her nicely rounded bottom and pulled her against his erection, swallowing her moan of