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He ht fully to his forearm and his hand slid from my chest, betweento?” he asked

“My prince,” I repeated

His hand went up and cupped my breast firmly “And this?” he deher and pressed ht to hihly across h me

Oh God!

“And this?” he continued harshly

“It belongs to you, ers left my breast, he pulled my hand away fros, his hand overers

His rinding “Who does this belong to?”

Oh God, God, God

I closed ain “You, my prince”

“Bloody look at ely, I felt hiround out, his voice hoarse

My legs circled his hps but I didn’t answer

“Cora, say it, you’ll not leave”

Oh God!

“I’ll not leave,” I whispered

His eyes keptdeep and I lost it,into his back as I exploded

His mouth went to my ear as I claxed and I felt the sharp nip of his teeth on‘horoaned

When we both cao, he pulled out of me then kissed my neck and exited the bed

I rolled to uished candles and lalowing through the huge opened doors

He joinedh over both of his and then his fingers came up and played with the ends of ht

Okay, shit, as that all about?

I wasn’t sure but one thing I kneas screwed

The people of his castle and the city hated me, but I could not leave, I could not co to make them hate me more, if he already hadn’t

I was stuck on that score

I wanted to take off but if I did, I et captured by Minerva and then his world would descend into plague and fa like that?

Notclear that Tor wasn’t going to go out and find et home Further, I couldn’t ask anyone because they hated me and they wouldn’t help me So I was stuck on that score too

And, blastsettledsedately in love with hi to land soon and when I did, I’d land hard

Yes, I was totally screwed

I had no choice

I had to tough it up where his people were concerned I needed to build a shield I would be my friendly, social self and dohow deep their hatred went, I’d win them over but I had to find a way to live with it