All Chapters of FORBIDDEN BLOOM : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

VANESSAThey nicknamed him the Great Khal. Maybe it was because he lumbered like a giant bull or because he was as aggressive as one. Whatever the reason, I did not care.“Open the gates!” A man yelled from below the balcony where I stood with a glass of wine in my hand, watching distinguished guests come in. People paved the way, jostling one another to create room for the King’s convoy. Hushed conversations rippled through the crowd as the cars slowed to a stop and several men in black hurried out toward one of the cars.The door opened and out came the man of the night. The flute trembled in my grip as I stared at the wonder before me. He had a rugged beauty like I’d never seen, wild and untamed, oozing pure male sensuality. The paparazzi went wild, taking snapshots after snapshots of him, blinding white lights enough to make one dizzy.Then somehow in the midst of this madness, he looked up and our gaze met. My breath caught in my throat. I found myself frozen in time, lost in t

VANESSAAnd so, I failed my mission before it even began. I was right back to square zero. When the music stopped, we each courtesied and he walked off to deal with some more important function. To him, it was probably better than having to deal with me, the woman who still had a dagger strapped to her thighs. Unstained too. Good for him, I guess. “That’s the one reason why I hate and love him.” Someone had slithered their hand around my waist. Only one person had the audacity to say a thing like that. In fact, it was the scent of his cologne that gave him away. I bristled at his touch.To indulge him, I quizzed, “They are?”“He knows when to back off from something that belongs to me.”Although being referred to as a thing irked me, I was curious. “And the other?”He came round to stand in front of me. “He can be very stubborn, holding on to what is rightfully mine.” After a pause. “Did you look into his eyes?”I let out an exasperated sigh. “What do you want?”His chest puffed