Arrival of Winter: (Reverse Harem Serial) (Winter Princess Book 5) by Skye MacKinnon

Author:Skye MacKinnon [MacKinnon, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peryton Press
Published: 2017-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Thank the Gods that my room in this palace has a large bed. Otherwise, I'd have to sleep alone, and not cuddled in the midst of my Guardians. Crispin is on one side of me, his hand hugging my chest. He's very close to my breasts, and I'm sure if he was aware of that, he'd move. I still don't know why he pulls away whenever we get close, but for now, I need to accept that he isn't as touchy-feely as the other three. I look at Storm's sleeping figure. Okay, scratch the feely bit. Touchy, yes. Earlier, our kiss culminated in a little touching. Until the healer returned and gave us a stern glance. Ooops. Apparently, it looks bad when the Queen's daughter is kissing a Guardian while he has his hands under her shirt. I must learn more about court etiquette.

Frost is snoring softly and I'm tempted to give him a slight kick. Not just to stop the snoring. I also imagine it to be quite fun. Arc is - he's looking at me. I'm not the only one who can't sleep. I sigh and slip out from under the duvet. Sleep isn't coming. Arc grins and follows me out of the room, onto the balcony. Stars are shining brightly over the dark landscape. They look like the same ones we have on earth. Yes, I think I can make out the Big Dipper. Or something that looks like it. Maybe it's called something else here. The Big Icicle. The Big Snowflake. Big Yeti, perhaps? And yes, I get silly when I'm tired.

I feel for my magic to conjure some warm air to dispel the night's chill - and remember that there is no magic. I sigh and suppress a shiver. Maybe the balcony was a bad idea.

"Cannae sleep, Princess?" Arc whispers into my ear and hugs me from behind.

"Give the man a medal," I joke while pushing an elbow into his abs. He growls and presses me closer against his body.

"Are ye being violent? Ye know that's not what a wee Princess is supposed ta do?"

I laugh and he joins me. His chest is rubbing against me with each of his laughing breaths. I savour the touch and wish for more.

"How are ye settling in?" he asks softly when we both fall quiet again.

"I'm not sure. Everything is so... alien. It's like I've been thrown into a fairy tale, except that instead of an evil stepmother I suddenly have one that seems more caring than I expected, and four rather than one Prince Charming."

"I can be more than just charming," he whispers seductively and I have to fight hard against the impulse to turn around and kiss him. When I don't, he lowers his head and begins to nuzzle on my neck.

"I don't know why I'm here," I say, and he stops. A second later, I'm in his arms, looking up into his beautiful, moss-green eyes.

"Yer mother had a good reason to summon ye. Trust me, this is where ye belong.

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