a p.

is coming from? Focussing on the sound, I moved towards the stairs as it was coming from the cano

pid move on my behalf... just because I didn't want him to wake up for no g

y heart was pounding as the fear overcome me, my hands touched the

n Father Nicholas is here. But he was not here, he is sleeping...By god's heart, wha

ep breath, I peeked

in his pocket. I quickly hid behind the door, closing my eyes, I clamp the lustre tightly. I knew how

ded from my lips, and I closed my eyes more tight

w when I grasped that. His fingers brushed against my bare upper bosom, and then I

ving the locket from my hold. I unknowingly take

er Nicholas? Or perhaps it was just

e you doi

the light of candles. His body towered over me in the small space between the walls. Blue eyes looked at

? He won't flinch even if, I

bacy by sending some necked women into his chambers. That merchant even called the bishop to show them, but those

r Nicholas, but many hated him too, just

olic Church, so practically he didn't belong to just one kingdom now

, to teach me God's path. They might have never guessed t

nia.

d at him. Still struggling to speak due to our proximity. He never s

is broad shoulders and hard chest. He was so big compared to me. Ho

ou doing her

oing there, and came outside from the

re you doing here in the middle of the night with a dagger in y

e to kill you, and you clos

nd looked at me

What am I su

ture will start and won't stop

a great warrior. I didn't know why I even needed it. It'

e your dagger. Why do you thin

n. No one ever berated me like that, not even my paren

agger?" He asked

I unleashed the hidden rapier fr

between my bare thighs to the dagger, but it was so promptl

if it was severely for

h a clenched jaw. The sudden change in his v

ather?" I teased, trying to lighten the mood.

dfold, but the thing is, when the right time comes, my b

it until I spoke up, d

me to study or train. He knew it will work. I liked it when he called me that.

with every fibr

cted me, not because I am a future queen. But because of who I really am, just Xenia. Not a pr

mean I will again start that trivia

ut.

e going to start

cuse, but he beat me to it and int

whined, but he again stopped m

e deliberately used it to show me that I am not wort

t that I could not see his face, all I could see was the outline of his muscular body

oulder to arm, stopping at my palm and holding it tightly. My head ti

me right there, then I would have let him do

he came so close to me that I could feel his entire body touching every inch of

s near my ear, his warm breath spread tingles right th

don't think so..." He husked near my ears. Wh

eeling his chest pressed

s head, his forehead touched mine as his shaky breat

e kingdom. You don't know how man

have to leave him. For five years, we were living together, and never did he

ispered in my ear like this... I wondered what changed now. Perhaps the re

l always be with me, a

e word. If he just confessed, for once, that he wanted me as much as I want

ed inside my heart just died, h

t always be the

will Bishop send me

ut us. The way he was standing this close to me... was this just because he wanted to convince me

when he sniffed my hair

use my bat

uffed. Does he r

I liked

I will buy f

used this as an excuse to avert the topic, thinking

ly yours. I love

whispered. I could feel his body tighten under my

e sensual British tone that I adored so m

my body to smell

igour. But I confessed that, this tim

ace clearly, but the sound of his deep breathing was imitating in the

ine then." He replied precipi

d the rushed footstep echoing in the empty and dar

is? Was it a dr

am I supposed to walk down now? Without falling or being eaten alive by t

eased to eat my sinful soul alive