Bound by Desire: King of Diamonds (Wonderland Book 3)

Author:Jaymie Holland & Cheyenne McCray [Holland, Jaymie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic romance
Publisher: Pink Zebra Publishing LLC
Published: 2015-04-15T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

MORNING LIGHT MADE IT THROUGH THE WINDOW as Annie sat cross-legged on her bed. The light wasn’t quite as murky as it had been since she’d arrived, but was somewhat depressing, still. San Francisco may have mostly days without sunshine or partially sunny days, but she never found it dreary like this.

Last night Karn had refused to talk during dinner. Annie had tried to engage him in conversation, but he hadn’t done more than grunt and eat. She attempted once again to get him to tell her more about her cousins, but he only glared at her. She finally gave up and concentrated on her meal.

She buried her face in her palms, her elbows on her knees. She didn’t know how much more she could take of this. Being trapped in a strange world, not being able to contact her cousins or her aunt, not having anyone to talk with but the times Beya popped in and out. And then there was the barbarian who barely spoke to her, but considered her to be his possession.

That truly was unacceptable. But what could she do about it?

She opened her eyes, tipped back her head, and stared at the canopy over the bed. Well, at least she had the art room. Today she would clean it until it was spotless. Tomorrow she would paint.

Creating something from nothing gave her feelings of lightness and joy, setting her heart free, and thinking about it at this moment was no different. Simply imagining herself with a palette in one hand, and a brush in her other, chased away some of the dreariness. She pictured herself painting something bright, sunny, and airy like the castle on one of Queen Elinara’s beautiful masterpieces.

Memories of Alice and Alexi came to Annie, and she wondered when she would see them again. She smiled as she thought about how big Alice had been on social media, and how she’d been telling Annie over and over to at least get a Facebook account.

Annie had never felt like she had enough to say publicly to warrant getting caught up in everything Alice was into. Annie kept to herself and she couldn’t think of any kids she’d gone to school with that she wanted to track down and “friend”. She had never been popular, always on the shy side, and self-conscious about her weight and her looks. She wondered now what it would have been like if she’d accepted herself as she was. Would others have accepted her, too?

A rough knock caused her to jump and she shot her gaze at the door. That had definitely been a man’s knock, not a woman’s.

Not knowing what else to do, she said, “Come in.”

The knob turned and the door swung open. Annie straightened her posture and caught her breath when she saw it was Karn. He had on a sleeveless black shirt that exposed his muscular arms, and he wore black pants that stretched across his powerful thighs. She ran her tongue along her lower lip.

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