"No, Rissa, that was far from the truth, and you know it. You were in the moment as much as I was," he said.

"I could be faking it," she said defiantly

"Na, darling, not even you could be that good an actress. You were as aroused as I was, sweetheart, if not more. What would it take to admit that you want me as much as I want you?" Bernard asked with an earnest look as his mood changed swiftly from playful to serious again. He moved toward her with a predatory gaze.

Marissa refused to back down, giving him the pleasure of squirming or moving back "I don't……"...