Chapter 6

A shiver ran over him again as he wondered what it would be like to feel this hard man’s hands on his skin, perhaps to be forced to submit to his attentions. The thought sent thrills of anticipation skittering along his nerves. Suddenly he was sure this would happen, perhaps not tonight but soon. The speculation was there behind Sombra’s pale eyes as the foreman looked at him, one eyebrow lifted in a mute question—as if asking, “Why the curiosity, the interest?”

Although he could not answer those questions, even to himself, Chaz knew they were valid. What about his foreman stirred his interest? He really could not say, but perhaps after the pain of his split with Aubrey he was finally ready to explore some new territory. “I never expected to find someone I could to talk to as an equal here in the wilderness,” he confessed. “It’s a refreshing surprise.”