THE DEVIL'S JEWEL
But when she'd seen him in the throne room, and again during the wedding ceremony, she'd realized he was the pure definition of a devil with beauty - gorgeous enough to make angels weep, but with a soul blacker than the deepest pit of hell.
That beauty made him infinitely more dangerous, because it was so easy to forget what kind of monster lurked beneath that perfect exterior.
"Are you planning on standing there forever, little wife?" Malakar asked without looking up from his scroll, though she could hear the amusement in his voice.
The question jolted her back to the present moment. "You never gave me permission to approach you, your highness," she replied, proud that her voice came out st