“Very much.”Her gaze slid around the room, taking in the large L-shaped leather sofa, the pool table, and other assorted games and entertainment.“Your house is so big.”
“This house has been in my family for three generations.Our children will make the fourth.”
A crimson hue flooded her face as Sky pulled away and walked toward the large window.Something inside her twisted when he saidourchildren.She had dreamed about having a family of her own.She couldn’t believe her dream could actually come true.
But she didn’t understand why she was there.Why did he choose her?She gasped when arms wrapped around her from behind.
“What are you thinking about?”Jared asked.
Sky looked at his shadowy reflection in the window.Her gaze moved toward the darkness outside.There was a yard light on the other side of the house, but it didn’t reach this side, making it easier for her to be able to see the night sky full of millions of stars.
“Can I ask you a question?”
Jared turned her and kept his grip on her shoulders when she tried to move away.“You can ask me anything, Sweetheart, but I would like it if you looked at me when you ask.”
Sky took a deep breath and gathered what little courage she had.“How many women applied to be your wife?”
A frown puckered his brows.“Three.Why?”
“I just can’t figure out why you chose me?”
Jared frowned.“Mainly, it was because you were the youngest and looked sweet.”
“You needed the youngest woman to be able to give you children.”
He stayed quiet for a second.“That was one of the reasons I put out an ad for a wife.I don’t have time to drive the three hours there and back to the nearest city to meet women.A friend of mine did the same thing, and he’s been happily married for six years.”
For some reason, a spike of anger raced through her.
“Besides being a broodmare, what did you want a wife for?”she asked a little harshly.
He slid one of his hands up to curve around the back of her neck and used his thumb to tilt her head back.“You need to watch your tone of voice.”
Sky pushed down the fear that tried to rise into her throat.Even though he kept his voice lowered, there was a hard edge to it that hadn’t been there before.
“Another important reason I want a wife is I want to have a warm, sweet body in my bed every night and a sexual release anytime I want.”
Oh, my God.She was not used to the things he was saying.Sky put some space between them and took in a shuddering breath as heat ran through her and landed in her midsection.
“But any one of us would have worked?”
Jared took a step toward her.He tried not to grin when she took a step back for every one of his.He slowly moved her against the wall next to the window.He curved one arm around her waist, and his elbow landed next to her head on the wall.
“No, they wouldn’t.”His voice deepened.“You were the only one I would have chosen for my wife.”
Sky kept her eyes locked on the open V at the top of the shirt where she could see his tan skin.
“But you acted angry when you saw me the first time.You had a picture of me.You knew I wasn’t attractive.”
He really wanted to deal with her misconception right now but decided to put it off.“Yeah, I had a picture of you, but it didn’t show how beautiful you are.I was angry because the picture didn’t really look like you.I was looking for a mousy woman to show up today.”
“But you did, and why would that have made you happier?”
“Because then I knew I wouldn’t be thinking about her all day or get obsessed with being inside her as much as possible.”
Sky shuddered as heat tightened her stomach.“So, when you saw me...?”
Jared bent forward until his lips were against her ear.“When I saw your sweet face and hot little body, I knew I was screwed.”He slid his mouth against her neck and smiled when she shuddered.“Now you’re going to be screwed, Babe.Every chance I get, I’m going to have you underneath me.”
