FINALLY...AT LAST...AT LAST...AT LAST THE MATHEW MEN...BOOK FOUR...TRAYE...PLUNGERING THE TREASURE It had been years since his mother brought scandal upon his family, and still Traye could not bring himself to trust a woman let alone bear the thought of marriage; at least not until a chance meeting in the woods with the beautiful, headstrong Treasure, marked the beginning of whirlwind romance marred by the sins of lust, jealousy and greed… With the hard proof of his arousal straining against her, she didn’t doubt that he would, and even though she didn’t want to, she pulled herself free and smiled up at him. “You really are a gentleman underneath all your macho bravado.” He sniggered. “Not on your life, sweetheart. The only reason I’m not inside you right now is because when I make love to you it’s going to be in my bed where I can take my damn time unwrapping all your treasures and exploring all of them to my heart’s content and with many long, long hours of enjoyment. And when I take you to bed, my little treasure trove, I intend to plunder you until we are both fully satisfied.” Her head shook, he was persistent, she’d give him that, but it wasn’t going to occur unless they were married. “You can shake your head all you like, angel face, but believe me it’s going to happen and it’s going to be soon. You’re experienced enough to know when a man desires you.” Eyes growing round with disbelief, she couldn’t believe what he just said to her. Anger boiled her blood until it overflowed. “Oh, you’re right about me being experienced.” She said scathingly. “I thought as much.” His mouth drooped in disappointment. “Did you now?” “Yeah and I’m willing to accept the idea that you’ve been with a man or two. In fact it’s a good thing you are, because when I take you to bed, my little treasure trove I intend to pillage all of your assets until we are both too weak to move.” Disappointment twisted his gut and it annoyed him because he didn’t understand why. Oh yes she just bet he was, in fact he wasn’t in the least bit pleased to know she had slept with other men, the tight angry expression he wore told her how much he detested the idea. She should be happy about his displeasure, but she was just too darn furious with him; she’d swear the man was a Plundering The Treasure moron. “I hate to dissolution you, Traye, but it’s been more than one or two.” His body went stiff. Frig it all, more than two, he wondered, just how many damn men had she slept with? Sickness curled his stomach and he was consumed with seething impotent rage and jealousy stabbed at his gut. “And just how many men have you shared your treasures with?” Hell and damnation, he was so danged furious he could kill someone. “Fifty, more or less. Mmm…come to think about it, more probably.” With a light shrug of her shoulders, she forced a sickly sweet smile. “Fifty?” He yelled. The number stunned him and he wanted to bellow his outrage, but instead swallowed it down. In the end, he couldn’t hold his disappointment or rage inside. “What in the blue blazes were they teaching you at that fancy school?” How could she have given herself to so many men? He didn’t want to believe it. “What do you think? How to be sluts so that if we couldn’t find a husband, at least we could make a living on our backs.” The damn ignorant idiot, he deserved every bit of suffering she was dishing out. Her come back left him speechless, he no longer knew what to think, the number of fifty faceless men, possibly more, sharing her body kept going around and around inside his mind. When he remained silent, she snorted. “You dumb, thick headed ox. You’re a fool, Traye Mathews, and you can just keep away from me until you’re ready to apologize.” Stunned, he blinked at her. “You mean you were lying to me? That there haven’t been any men?” When she gave a brisk nod, the tight bands of jealousy squeezing his chest eased frustration and resignation settled in their place. “Ah heck, honey, I’m sorry I insulted you, but you can’t say such things like that to a man and expect him not to become upset. I really should tan your backside for teasing me that way. And you don’t have to worry from now on I’ll keep my hands off you and from here on out it’s best if we don’t see each other again.” Plundering The Treasure Now what in blazes was he babbling on about, the man was dense as a fence post if nothing else, sadly she was just starting to realize the fact. She braced her hands on her hips and met his determined gaze with her own. “Oh, you insulted me all right, buster, and don’t think I’m anywhere near ready to forgive you. And what do you mean keeping your hands off me?” “I mean now that I know you’re still a virgin I won’t be taking you to bed. I think it’s best for both our sakes we forget what has happened between us and you find yourself a nice young man and settle down. You’re too innocent to play with, Treasure, and will only get hurt in the end.” Disappointed, he dragged his hat of his head and combed his fingers through his hair, resigning himself to the idea that he could never make love to her. Honestly, the man is selfish moron. Now he knows I’m a virgin and he can’t make love to me, he’s no longer interested. Why, the blasted polecat. “You are the most aggravating and annoying man I have ever met Traye Mathews and until you come to your senses, just keep the hell away from me.” She shouted back in exasperation, she was starting to suspect the man was a complete and utter imbecile. “I have come to my senses, woman, and if I took your virginity then I would definitely have lost my mind.” He yelled out and slammed his hat back on his head. Hurt though she was, she was still fuming. Her eyes narrowed as a wild idea came into her head. It would tell her exactly how he felt about her and hopefully, when she finished speaking, he would come to his senses and keep on seeing her. Heart pounding hard against her ribs, she looked up and glared at him. “Fine. If that’s how you want it. I’ll just have to find another man who desires me. Let me see…last evening there were several candidates they didn’t hesitate in letting me know they were more than attracted to me.” She’d only just finished speaking the last word, when he suddenly grabbed hold of her and lifted her off the ground. She hung in the air and saw the muscles along his jaw line Plundering The Treasure twitching in fury. She almost smiled knowing she had her answer and she couldn’t have been happier. “Like hell you will.” He said, scowling at her. Just the thought of her with another man infuriated him. “No one but me will be sampling your treasures, woman.” He pressed her closer and his mouth came down on hers.
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