The iron bolt of the guest suite had barely clicked into place before the mask of perfect, aristocratic composure completely melted off Princess Isolde’s face."That arrogant bitch!" Isolde roared fiercely, her voice cracking with a volatile, unbridled fury as she grabbed a priceless porcelain vase from the mahogany mantle and hurled it violently across the room. The vase shattered against the stone wall into a thousand jagged white shards. She paced frantically across the velvet rug, her chest heaving beneath her emerald silk gown as her hands shook with raw rage. "Did you hear her in that hallway, Julian? Did you see the way she stood there and looked down at me?!"Julian stepped out from the heavy velvet curtains, his submissive, head-bowed servant posture completely evaporating. His massive, broad-shouldered frame tensed, his eyes burning with a dark, protective intensity as he aggressively crossed the room and grabbed Isolde by her shoulders, anchoring her pacing frame. "Calm you
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