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But instead of burying his cock deep insideof her, he buried his forehead into her shoulder.

“If I plant a baby inside of you now,” hesaid, “your father will cut my cock off.”

“But…”

“There are no buts,” he said, lifting hishead and meeting her frustrated gaze.“Unless you want to becomethe wife of an uncouth, lowly roundhouse-dwelling bastard, we cando everything but.”

He was right, she knew he was.He may notwant to marry her, but now, in this moment, he wanted her as muchas she wanted him.

She wrapped her hands around his neck andpulled his head down and kissed him, kissed him so that he wouldwant her for the rest of his days.They rolled onto their sides,and she kissed her way down his corded neck, kissed his small,erect nipples, the patch of hair on his broad chest.She turned andkissed her way down the rippled muscles of his belly, down the lineof hair leading to his groin, and then she licked and kissed thepulsing length of his cock and wrapped her lips around the tip, hermoans reverberating in her mouth as he drew tantalizing circlesaround her nub with his tongue.

They kissed and licked, nipped and suckledeach other until they were both writhing and moaning with mountingpleasure.She peaked first, breaking with a melting heat, and thenher mouth filled with Aleksi’s warm, yeasty seed.She turned herhead and spit it out into the river below, where it was washed awayinto oblivion.Then she stood, pulled up her breeches, tied herstays, and jumped off the rock and onto Lasair’s back.

Once they were out of the woods and in theopen meadow, she gave Lasair her head and let the mare run awayfrom Aleksi and all of the things that Sahar had said and done andfelt with him.She heard the pounding of hooves and glanced back tosee Z bearing down on Lasair, who for some reason had slowed andpranced and nickered as Z came up alongside her.

“Sahar, wait,” Aleksi said.“Sahar,” hecalled louder, more insistent as she ignored him.He reached overand grabbed Lasair’s reins and slowed both horses to a stop.

Sahar bared her teeth.“What?”shesnarled.

“Do you want me to put a baby in you?”heasked.“If you do, I can accommodate you right here, rightnow.”

“You are an insufferable—”

“Arrogant ass, I know, but this arrogant asscan’t figure out if you are angrier with me for chancing gettingyou pregnant before or for refusing to chance it now.”

She couldn’t admit to being equally confused.“I don’t wish for you, or any other man, to put a baby in me,” shesaid.“I’m not a broodmare in need of a stud, or some poor maid inwant of a husband.”

“No.You’re a proud, stubborn woman,determined to prove to the world that you’re as callous and capableas any man in anything you choose to do, even in choosing andcasting aside your lovers.”

“What do you care?”she seethed.“What is itto you if you are the first or the fiftieth man I take to my bed orif I remain childless or have ten children?Since none of thosechildren will be yours, you are free to go charm some easy-temperedserving maid to marry you and bear your brats.As you saidyourself, in the end we are nothing to each other.I suggest youtake advantage of your narrow escape from marriage to this spoiledprincess and start scattering your seed where it will takepurchase.”

Aleksi ran a hand back through his hair.“You’re angry you aren’t pregnant.”

“How foolish would that be?”

“Marry me.”

“What?”

“Marry me.Be by wife.Bear my children.I’llmake us a good life.”

“Why?”

“Why what?”

“Why should I marry you?”

“Because we’re good together.We watched eachother’s backs, kept each other alive when others would have givenup.Because we fight as well for each other as with each other.Because we are both hardheaded and strong-willed enough to completeany task we put ourselves to, and because we desire each other andare cursed amazing in bed together.”

“You think those reason enough?”

“They are better reasons than most marryfor.”

“They are not reason enough for me.”

“What would be?Wealth?Rank?A big, shinycrown?”

Sahar ripped Lasair’s rein from his hand.“You truly are an ass,” she spat before sending Lasair flying.