Mated To Valentine
Too close.
“How did you—”
He lifts a hand, tracing a finger down my neck with a feather-light touch. “Soft,” he murmurs, almost to himself.
“Stop!” I slap his hand away, my voice trembling. “I’m serious. Who are you? What are you?”
He steps back, just a fraction, and tilts his head, studying me with a strange intensity. Then, with a theatrical bow, he says, “Prince Valentine Draven. A pleasure to make your acquaintance, commoner North.”