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Braden! she shouted again. Please, help. I can t move. Every time I try to pull out, it just gets worse.
Nay, love, he thought wolfishly,it only gets better .
Much better, point of fact.
Braden?
Braden briefly closed his eyes as an image of her writhing in his arms flitted through his mind. Too easily,
he could picture her surrender, imagine the sound of his name on her passion-drunk lips.
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And when he opened his eyes, he was again greeted by the plaid just barely concealing her natural
charms.
It was all Braden could do to force his gaze away from her wiggling hips and move around her to where
he could see her flushed face.
He would definitely like a few more leisurely minutes to explore her
What is taking you so long? Would youplease help me? she asked again.
Aye, he d help her all right, but what he really wanted to help her do, she d slap him into eternity for.
Focus, man, it s not like you ve never seen a woman s backside before.
True enough, but he couldn t ever remember a woman s body tempting himthis much.
Dropping his pack on the ground, Braden eyed the contraption on top of her with a frown. Maggie lay
on what appeared to be a leaflike table while more branches and leaves had fallen on top of her and held
her pinned face down.
How did you get in there?
She arched her back to where she could glare at him. Oh, I don t know. It just looked like a good
place to stop for a bit of a rest.
Sin laughed again as Braden rolled his eyes at her sarcasm.
Well, Lady Venom Tongue, perhaps I should leave you in there.
Panic flitted across her brow, then she quickly added, I was walking, then I tripped over something and
all of a sudden this giant mass of leaves fell on top of me. Now would you please help me get up?
Braden ran his gaze over her body. She was in quite the perfect position for
Braden! she snapped, as if she could read his thoughts.
He couldn t resist teasing her. Think you, we should leave her here? he asked Sin.
Well, she did say, Men, who needs them? Perhaps we should, just to prove a lesson.
You wouldn t dare leave me here like this, she said. Then she added less forcibly, Would you?
Braden gave her a devilish, dimpled grin. Why don t you catch up to us after you get yourself free?
Maggie groaned, cursed him yet again beneath her breath, then fell prone on the bed of leaves. If you
were a gentleman, you wouldn t even consider leaving me here like this.
Well, he teased, according to you, I m not a gentleman, but a lust-ridden, warted sow s ear fit for
naught save eating, belching and chasing after other men s wives.
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Her face flushed even redder. You heard that?
Aye, and I wouldn t be surprised if the king of England sitting on his throne in London heard it as well.
Maggie wanted to bury her head in shame. She hadn t meant for him to hear her words, and she didn t
really mean any of them. She used those words to stiffen her resolve and try to keep herself focused on
his flaws. Her only real problem with him was that she loved the scoundrel entirely too much.
Well, except for this moment. Right now, she would like nothing more than to choke his arrogant hide as
he stared at her with humor dancing in his greenish brown eyes.
Sighing, she tried again. Very well, I m sorry for what I said. Men are good for some things. Now
please help me.
Braden looked skeptically at Sin. I just don t feel she meant that apology. What say you?
Maggie huffed and squirmed. Please, she said, stressing the word.
Pressing his lips into a grim line, Braden shook his head. Still it lacks sincerity.
She froze and glared at him.
Braden bit back a laugh as he regarded her anger. If her amber gaze could kill, he would definitely be
shredded by the malice she directed at him.
If you don t get me out of this, Braden MacAllister, I swear I ll haunt you for an eternity.
Now,that could be frightening, Sin said.
Or it could be a whole lot of fun.
Braden s gaze drifted back toward her bottom. A whole lot of fun, indeed.
Stifling the thought, Braden used his foot to move his pack out of his way, then leaned over to try and
move the leaves from her back.
It didn t work.
Braden frowned as he looked more carefully at the limbs. This was a trap of some sort, he said, noting
the way the branch had been rigged to fall from behind Maggie.
Probably some child wanting to trap another. You can tell it wasn t meant to hurt anyone, just pin them
down for a bit, Sin said as he examined it as well. Sort of like the ones we used on Kieran and
Lochlan.
Braden laughed at the memory.
While you two admire the handiwork, would one of you please find a way to free me?
I m working on it, Braden said.
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He moved to stand behind her so that he could pull the limb back in the direction from which it had
swung.
It suddenly dawned on him what he d have to do to free her. And in his gut, he knew she wasn t going
to like it.
He, on the other hand&
Braden licked his lips in anticipation.
Maggie, my love, I m going to have to get really close to you to free you.
I don t care what you have to do, she said sharply. Just please do it and let me go.
Braden dropped his gaze down to her hips as his hunger for her grew even more, as well as another part
of him that stiffened and strained, begging for her softness.
Well, if that s the way she wants it&
He stood directly behind her, then had to lean forward, over her back, to pull the limb off her. As he did
so, his painfully aroused groin made full contact with her bottom.
She gasped, then jerked her hips to where they collided fully with his swollen shaft. The action wrung a
deep moan from him.
This is a priceless sight, Sin said from behind them. Should I leave you two alone?
Shut up, Sin, they shouted in unison.
Braden struggled to breathe against the agonizing pain of his need for her. He had never wanted anything
as badly as he wanted to take her right then and there.
Forcing himself to move, Braden pulled the limb away from her spine. Maggie scooted out from
between him and the leaf-table lightning quick. Her face was the same color as her hair as she looked
about at anythingother than him.
Thank you, she said.
My pleasure, Braden said before he thought better of it.
Her eyes flashing, she met his gaze with fury smoldering in the amber depths. Onlyyou would take
advantage of a woman in that position.
There, she was wrong, and if he were the demon she thought him to be, he d have done a whole lot
more to her than just free her.
I wasn t trying to take advantage of you. I was simply trying to get you out as quickly as possible.
Oh, I m certain of that. Her sarcasm made a mockery of Braden s even tone as she tugged her plaid
back down to her knees.
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Well, Sin interjected, while the two of you catch up on insults, I m going to scout us a place to sleep.
Sin quickly vanished into the trees.
Maggie glared while Braden fought down the smile he knew would only anger her more.
The air between them was rife with awkwardness. An awkwardness Braden didn t like.
As far back as he could remember, there had always been the easiness of friendship between them, and
he didn t like the sudden change in her demeanor.
Did you get hurt? he asked.
The anger dimmed a bit as she shook her head. I m uncertain how I fell. I m usually very surefooted.
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