Daniel put me on his own horse and led me toward the manor house, the ride was quick and I didn't say much, I was still in shock over the man he had killed right in front of me, I tried to conjure up memories of the summers I spent here on the Riviera, of Daniel skinny and several inches shorter than me, that Daniel would vomit at the thought of killing a man for an insult, I wished he would have just punched the man, but to take his life? And the quiet way he had done it...it was chilling. When we arrived at the Edwards' estate Daniel got off his horse and soon after pulled me by the waist holding me down, I looked at the huge building painted with dark green and white details, the Duke's house was always very impressive, as soon as we climbed the steps of the balcony the servants came to meet us, when they saw me they widened their eyes unable to hide their surprise. " Show your respect, you are standing before Her Royal Highness, Princess Helena of Lancaster House." The servant
I sat at the table looking at the dinner, but I didn't feel hungry. I got up and then lay down again, rolled from side to side until I finally fell asleep.I had been isolated in my room for three days, I had asked one of the servants for wine while she brought the meals, and my request had been granted. Her name was Liz, the redhead from the first time.I spent these days getting drunk so that I could close my eyes without seeing those shattered bodies, without seeing that terrible werewolf, and even that guard that Daniel had killed in front of me. On the fourth day I woke up and decided not to drink, took a shower and got dressed, then went to talk to Daniel about an escort back to the palace. He was in the stables tending to his horse, but he also intended to speak the truth.When he saw me entering the stables, he immediately turned to me." Daniel, we need to talk." I said, stepping closer.I was going to tell the truth, even if it didn't make any sense. I couldn't be responsibl
When my gaze landed on the commander sitting relaxed on the window sill, my heart flooded with relief, because that dangerous energy emanating from Daniel, warning me to run away from him, was now dissipating considerably. In its place, however, I felt a hostility from both men, although the commander displayed a relaxed smile, the hostility I felt from him was almost suffocating, it was like a shadow stretching across the room, whose only target was Daniel." Commander! " I exclaimed, standing up unable to hide the relief in my voice.Chase didn't answer me, just gave me a quick glance and turned back to face the Duke." How the hell are you here? We're on the second floor!" The Duke stood up too, his posture was tense, his eyes red, and now it was obvious that he had been drinking heavily.Chase settled himself on the ledge and crossed his arms, took a deep breath and replied:" I'm not sure it's appropriate for the Duke to be in a married woman's bedroom in the middle of the night."
I took a deep breath and moved closer to Chase, he had finally stopped laughing, and a silence settled between us, and when I sat down beside him on the bed I suddenly remembered when he'd warmed me at the inn, how kind it had been, and when I looked into his eyes I regretted that those eyes belonged to Cristhofer's murderer, because they were eyes so deeply beautiful, like a night sea, full of secrets. " I know you are scared and shocked." he started, but I interrupted him with a finger on his lips, when I did this I realized how intimate it was, and quickly took the finger away, when he had done it to mine it seemed too natural, but I had never been silenced like that, much less silenced someone like that. " Why did that werewolf attack us?" I asked. " Either you are born an Alpha, or you become one, the second option is to kill an Alpha, so wherever I go I am a target." I looked into his dark eyes and wondered which of the two options had made him an alpha, birth or killing, bu
When we arrived at the stables Chase quickly caught up with a horse that seemed to be very fast, he easily threw me on top of the animal and then climbed on top, he pressed me against him and made the animal start to run, we dashed out of the stable into the cold of the night, even after we got away from the estate you could see the brightness of the torches in the sky, the number of them scared me, and their annoyed shouts could be heard even at a distance, then the sound of swords cut the air, I shuddered when I looked back and saw that a battle between the duke's men and the heathens had begun. " We must go back! There are too many of them, Daniel will die!" " I'm not that lucky, princess." I turned on the horse and elbowed him, or at least tried to, but he held my arm and the horse suddenly stopped, he neighed and reared up madly on his hind legs, with that movement we both fell off the horse, I would have been badly hurt had it not been for the commander holding me up and absor
When the healer left, I pondered his words until a maid came in and cleaned up the mess. Then another one came in and left a bowl of soup, the latter helped me to take a bath and took me to another cabin. It was invigorating to wash off all the dirt of the trip, and the blood of those men on the road.After this, she took me back to my own cabin, and then I began to think.I was on my way to my new home, the Island where the ruler was a man I did not completely trust. I lay in bed for a few more hours, and as Mr. Carter had said, the tea calmed my stomach. Then I sat up in bed for a few minutes and looked out the window, we were on the high seas and the sun was setting. I looked at the untouched plate, I wasn't hungry.I went back to bed and again the door opened. I didn't turn to look, imagining it was a maid coming to get the tray of food, I only realized it wasn't a maid when I felt the bed sink under its weight.When I turned my face to face Commander Chase, he had his hand outst
I was not experienced in the subject of sex.I had never gone that far with Cristhofer. In fact, I had never felt this way before, like my whole body was on fire.I was on his lap, with my legs spread wide around him, and I looked at him as if I knew what I was doing, but I didn't. John stared at me for a long second, until his hands were spread wide apart.John stared at me for a long second, until his hands slid down my back, ripping at my clothes and leaving my skin completely exposed. He did this without taking his eyes off me, while my heart was pounding uncontrollably. I clung to him tighter, our lips touched, but John didn't kiss me, only whispered:— I like how your heart speeds up with every touch of mine, it makes me sure you belong to me.When he said this, a more sensible voice in my head rebelled, warning me how controlling and conceited, even presumptuous, he was. But this voice was silenced by a louder one, saying how sexy the commander was, and that I longed to be his
I did as he asked, I breathed.His eyes were fixed on mine, watching my every reaction. And as he promised, he didn't move inside me, but he didn't even need that for me to feel pain. I felt him so hard inside me, filling me, and my body felt strange at this invasion. I shifted uncomfortably under him, and he brought his hands to my face and made me look at him.— Look at me. — he ordered.I obeyed and slowly felt him move his hips in a slow back and forth motion inside me. I tried to get used to it and although it still hurt a little, I began to like it.He brushed his lips against mine and I kissed him, longing for his mouth on mine, his movements became more intense, faster, and I moaned against his lips.— John. — I gasped.My eyes were closed at that point.— Open your eyes, princess, I want to look at you. — he ordered, because the commander never seemed to ask for anything.I opened them and looked up into his face, which showed all the pleasure he felt, and I shared that pleas