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‘You are wasting your time. I’ve all the coin I need, and I will not let you go.’
‘Coin is not what I am offering.’
Surely she couldn’t mean…
Will folded his arms across his chest, amused by her demeanour and enjoying the sight of her strolling around his bed, her fingers stroking the bedposts, her long brown hair falling down, begging to be taken hold of. She came closer to him and put her hand on his chest, making his breath catch in his throat. When he looked down into her eyes, they were alight with mischief, making him go hard in his braies.
‘What are you about, Morna?’
‘It seems I have reached my limit with men and their schemes. I am tired to my bones of being used - by you, by my brothers and by this world. From now on, I do what is best for me, and me alone. If I want something, then I shall have it, starting with you, William Bain.’
‘How do you mean?’
‘Well, you have no real use for me apart from one, and I would bargain with that for my freedom. Let us have complete honesty between us. I know that is difficult for you but do you think you might manage it?’
‘If you can sheath that shrewish tongue of yours, I will try.’
‘Alright, then. I think that you want to lie with me.’
How much wine had she drunk, for those brown eyes of hers were so bold and fearless he felt he could deny them nothing? Her words were bold too, and blunt for a woman.
‘Go on,’ he said as his heart picked up its beat and his eyes became fixated on her moist pink lips. All this talk of wanting, why, he could just take her in an instant, a quick, eager coupling on that big bed, his yearning sated and be done with it.
‘Do you love me, Will?’
‘Do you need me to?
‘Answer the question, coward,’ she said, poking him in the chest.
‘I don’t love you, and I never will. You are in no danger of stealing my heart, no matter how bonnie you are.’
‘Good, so we can just enjoy each other.’
Morna ran her fingers over his chest while she held his gaze. ‘Why don’t we see if you live up to your reputation? She moved closer so that her breasts touched his chest. ‘You have boasted widely of your prowess with women, so prove it.’
‘It would be a waste to unleash my powers on an innocent virgin.’
‘I don’t want to be one any longer.’
There was a kind of sadness in her voice. God, he should stop this. ‘I would think on that a while, Morna. Once innocence is lost, there is no recovering it.’
‘What is my innocence, Will, answer me that? It is nought but a prize to be sold to the highest bidder, and I wish to sell mine to you, in exchange for my freedom.’
‘I am sure your future husband will not approve.’
‘Do you think I care? I want to see what all the fuss is about. I want to see what I possess that will make men go weak at the knees for me. I want you to show me my own power.’
‘Stop it, Morna.’
‘Are you afraid, Will?’
‘No, but you should be.’
‘Are you rejecting me?’
‘I am declining your kind offer. You should hang on to your virginity, Morna. You can only gift it once, and for a woman, it is the most valuable thing in this world.’
‘No, it is not. I have courage, and I have my wits, and they will serve me far better in life than some man’s fascination for what lies between my legs.’
