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But the idea of her choosing someone else
made him fucking crazy.

He’d thought to eradicate this kind of
emotionalism. He’d lost his wife over it. He was lusty and hot-blooded, and his
wife had been overwhelmed by his desires and emotions. And his jealousy. He
fully admitted she hadn’t done much to inspire it. It was simply part of his
nature. If another man got too friendly, he stepped in. He’d learned too late
that sometimes a man needed to change his nature. He’d sworn he wouldn’t ruin
another relationship. He’d therefore bottled up his jealousy and, ever since,
had given his women all the freedom they required. Rena had required more
freedom than most.

Yet sharing her with nameless, faceless
lovers was killing him. He’d pretended he never even thought about it. He kept
himself in check so she wouldn’t have a clue, concentrating on her, on making
her feel so good she wouldn’t need another man.

Obviously it hadn’t worked. There were
other considerations as well, the kind of woman she was being paramount among
them.

She’d never been married; her career came
first. She wasn’t interested in raising a family, and she didn’t need a man to
keep her financially secure. She never demurred about her sex life; she loved
sex and lots of it. She didn’t mash it into his face when she had a date, but
there were times he’d asked to see her, only to have her tell him she was busy.
If it was something innocuous like drinks with a girlfriend, she told him. It
was the times she gave no explanation that crawled beneath his skin like
parasites worming deep into him.

He’d always admired her business acumen,
always found her sexy. She was strong, independent, and knew exactly what she
wanted. He’d gravitated to her for those traits, but they were now the very
qualities that made him insane.

There was hot obsessive sex, lust, and
desire, and there was his wanting to wake up beside a woman, to watch her over
the breakfast table, to think about a future. He felt all those things for her.
He didn’t know if it was love. He only knew that he needed to find out.

And he couldn’t do it when he was crazy
thinking of her with another lover.

He was actually quite proud of how
controlled and emotionless he’d sounded.
You
need to decide if you want the same thing.
Yet it drove him nuts that she
withheld pieces of herself, that she might possibly give those pieces to someone
else.

If she decided she didn’t want him, he
didn’t know what he’d do. His heart climbed into his throat, choking him. He
feared what he might be capable of.

More Erotic Romance by
Jasmine Haynes
:

Invitation to Seduction
, Open Invitation, Book 1

Twisted
by Love
, Reincarnation Tales, Book 1

Revenge Sex
, West Coast, Book 1

Submitting to the Boss
, West Coast Series, Book 2

The
Boss’s Daughter
, West Coast Series, Book 3

Anthology: Beauty or the Bitch & Free
Fall

Take Your Pleasure

Take Your Pick

Past
Midnight

What Happens After Dark

The Principal’s Office

Yours
for the Night

Hers
for the Evening

Mine Until Morning

The
Fortune Hunter

Show and Tell

Fair Game

More Than a Night

About the Author

Jasmine Haynes
, Rita Finalist for
Somebody’s Lover
, plus
two-time Holt Medallion and National Readers Choice Award winner, is the author
of over 30 classy, erotic romance tales. Look for the final book in her popular
DeKnight
series,
The Principal's Office
. In 2013,
she'll be starting a sexy new series for Berkley Heat, and there will be more
in the
West Coast
series and her
Reincarnation Tales
. Of course,
she’s also the author of the award-winning
Max Starr
psychic mystery
series. And don’t miss her writing as
Jennifer
Skully
,
KOD Daphne award-winning author of contemporary romance, bringing you poignant
tales peopled with hilarious characters that will make you laugh and make you
cry. Visit her website at
www.jasminehaynes.com

and her blog at
www.jasminehaynes.blogspot.com