Stone Cold Surrender (31 page)

He
quickly
made
a
decision.
He
would
introduce
Madison
to
the
pleasures
of
sex.
She
would
soon
discover
that
the
attraction
between
them
was
something
neither
of
them

could
ignore.
He
wanted
to
show
her
what
it
meant
to
have
uncontrollable
hormones
zap
the
very
sense
out
of
you.
He
wouldn’t
do
anything
in
particular,
just
sit
back
and
let

nature
take
its
course
and,
considering
everything,
he
had
all
the
confidence
in
the
world
that
it
would.

Stone
Westmoreland
was
convinced
that
by
the
time
they
reached
his
uncle’s
cabin,
his
city
girl
would
have
a
clear
understanding
of
how
easy
it
was
for
a
person
to
lose

control
to
passion
of
the
strongest,
most
potent
kind.

“And
you’re
sure
that’s
the
way
you
want
things?”
he
asked
after
a
long
moment
of
silence.

“Yes.
It
will
be
for
the
best.”

He
nodded
as
a
slow
smile
touched
his
lips.
What
Madison
didn’t
know
was
that
the
best
was
yet
to
come.
He
would

give
her
a
summer
night
in
the
mountains
that
she
would

remember
for
a
long
time.

The
next
morning
Stone
glanced
over
at
Madison
as
she
sat
patiently
on
her
horse.
He
actually
envied
the
animal’s
back.
He
would
just
love
to
have
her
sitting
on
him
with
her

legs
flanking
him
on
both
sides
while
she
rode
him
to
sweet
oblivion.

He
had
not
gotten
much
sleep
last
night,
thinking
of
her
and
their
trip
up
into
the
mountains
together.
He
hadn’t
changed
his
mind.
Before
they
reached
his
uncle’s
place
he

intended
to
have
taught
his
city
girl
a
few
things.
She
would
see
how
it
was
to
deal
with
a
real
flesh-and-blood
man.
A
man
who
appreciated
everything
a
woman
stood
for.

He
glanced
up
at
the
sky.
The
sun
hadn’t
quite
come
up
yet
which
meant
it
was
a
good
time
to
start
their
trip.
He
could
hardly
wait.
Anticipation
was
eating
away
at
him,
fueling
his
desire
for
her
even
more.
“You
okay?”
he
decided
to
ask

her.

She
smiled
over
at
him.
“Yes,
I’ll
be
fine
just
as
long
as

you’re
not
expecting
an
experienced
cowgirl.
I
can
do
okay
with
a
horse
but,
like
I
told
you,
even
with
the
lessons
I
took,
I’m
not
much
of
a
rider.”

He
nodded.
All
that
would
be
changing.
She
might
not
be

much
of
a
rider
now
but
by
the
time
they
reached
his
uncle’s
cabin
she
would
be
pretty
proficient
at
it.
He
would

definitely
teach
her
how
to
ride
an
animal
of
the
two-legged
kind.

“Do
you
think
we
will
come
across
any
wild
animals?”

Her
question
made
him
stop
what
he
was
doing
with
his

saddle
and
glance
over
at
her.
A
smile
tilted
his
lips.
“You
mean
which
kind
of
wild
animals
do
you
hope
that
we
won’t
encounter?”

She
chuckled
and
the
sound
made
his
stomach
clench
in
desire.
It
was
such
a
sexy
sound
and
was
like
a
caress
to
his
already
sensitized
flesh.
“Yeah,
that’s
it.”

He
took
the
time
to
get
on
his
horse
before
answering
her.
“Namely
bears,
wolves
and
mountain
lions.”

“Oh.”

He
grinned
over
at
her
when
he
saw
the
look
of
fear
that

appeared
in
her
eyes.
“Don’t
worry.
The
path
I
plan
to
take
is
one
that’s
well
used
and
most
wild
animals
know
to
avoid
it.”
He
decided
not
to
tell
her
that
he
would
be
taking

another
route
that
would
delay
their
arrival
at
his
uncle

Corey’s
ranch
by
a
full
day.
Madison
Winters
needed
an

education
in
wildlife
of
the
human
kind.

But
first
he
had
to
get
his
libido
under
control,
which
wasn’t
easy.
She
looked
so
desirable
sitting
on
the
horse
with
her
face
tipped
up
to
the
sun.
She
had
pulled
her
hair
back
in
a
ponytail
and
was
wearing
the
big
wide-brimmed
hat
on
her
head.
But
still,
he
could
see
her
beautiful
dark
skin
glowing
in
the
predawn
light.
She
was
a
natural
beauty
and
he

wondered
how
he
would
be
able
to
keep
his
hands
off
her
until
she
made
the
first
move.
And
she
would
make
the
first