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The kiss quickly became more urgent. Isaac’s hand slid from my cheek to the back of my neck, then down my spine, pulling me closer to him. I went willingly, my body instinctively reacting to his touch.Before I knew it, he had eased me back onto the blanket, his body half-covering mine as he continu

…IsaacIsaac stopped just outside the library, his shoulders trembling. Not with sadness or hurt, but… regret.What the hell had he just said to Bianca?The hurt in her eyes when he’d compared her to her father—a man she despised, a man who had caused her nothing but pain, who had had her own mothe

“Your father manipulated people for his own gain. He had your mother killed.”Of course I would never do anything that heinous, but… Was there really such a difference between my father’s manipulation and my own attempts to shape Isaac into the perfect prince? Both were about control, about making s

He was right. I’d been trying to mold Isaac into the perfect prince since the day we started our arrangement. I’d been frustrated when he didn’t live up to my expectations, disappointed when he didn’t match the image I had in my head of what I needed in order to achieve my goals, and had taken it up

Even Clara relaxed enough to enjoy the food, although she insisted on tasting everything before I did—standard bodyguard protocol, she explained. Zelda accused her of just wanting extra for herself. Clara flexed her impressive biceps and proved Zelda’s point, also making Zelda blush furiously.After