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Her left eyebrow rose “I think you’ve got the wrong woman, Tair”

“It’s your duty, wife”

Tally walked toward him and once she’d reached him, she lifted her face to his and she took her skirts in both hands and pulled theher

In the back of herfoolishly She knew the issue was ridiculous and her behavior childish but Tair’s arrogant high-handedhe asked of her, everything he de her self-respect She’d pushed herself to becoe her own identity separate from anyone else and yet what he asked of her—deate that person

“Tair, you ht have married me, but you didn’t buy me You don’t own me and can’t control me I don’t have to wear your clothes the way you want me to I can wear clothes the way I want just as I can keep my own name, my own personality, my own identity”

“You’re not going to ife”

“But I’ht, husband”

Tair leaned forward, closing the distance between the for her with his hands he lowered his head little by little until his mouth was just inches from her

He didn’thers, and she felt herin her lungs

She could srance he wore, and feel the warmth of his skin and she remembered far too well how his mouth felt on hers, how her lower back prickled and her heart raced and the intense pleasure pain

“You should have nore the hot and cold ripples beneath her skin and the fierce coil of desire in her belly She didn’t have to have him She didn’t need to be touched by hi he had to offer

She didn’t

Then his head dropped and he closed the distance, and covered her lips with his

White-hot lightning whipped through her Her eyes fluttered closed and she sucked in air as her pulse quickened then slowed

God, he was horrible The kiss was so light, so gentle, so persuasive that she found herself leaning toward hi more He knew already how she liked to be kissed