Damnation by M.J. Haag

Author:M.J. Haag [Haag, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: M.J. Haag

Chapter Eleven

“Is this the leisurely pace you would have set with the Prince?” Kaven asked.

His long legs had no trouble keeping up with me.

“You needn’t sound so jealous,” I said, too miserable to censor my words. “He is the one who wanted to walk me home. One does not deny the Prince what he wants.”

“You’re right. Most people wouldn’t deny him. You are not most people. If you didn’t want to walk with him, you would have refused.”

He grabbed my arm again to stop me. My stomach heaved with the need to get to Maeve, and I kicked him in the shin. He yelped as he released me, and I picked up my skirts to run, no longer caring about appearances.

Surely Maeve had to know this would happen. What had she been thinking? The Prince would have been put out if I emptied my stomach in front of him.

Kaven caught up with me the moment I crossed over the estate’s boundary and everything eased inside of me. This time, when he grabbed my arm, I stopped.

“Why did you kick me?” he demanded.

“Because you’re being a grabby ass,” I said, pulling my arm from his. “The Prince asked to walk me home, not lay me on the grass and have his way with me. Unlike you, who has taken uncountable liberties with me, the Prince’s behavior has been above reproach. Now tell me truly, would he have done something to me on this walk home?”

“It’s not what he might have done but what you might have allowed,” Kaven said.

I slapped him hard, the crack ringing through the trees.

“I have never allowed any man what I’ve allowed you. And I regret—”

Eyes blazing, he gripped my shoulders and kissed me with a fury that left my lips bruised and body aching. After a moment, his hold softened. His hands smoothed down my arms, and I lost myself to the sweep of his tongue against mine.

Kaven was many things to me, but most of all, he was my anchor. The one bit of reality I could trust to be true to me with his feelings and his words. He was angry and hurt because he thought he might be losing me to the Prince. And he was right. I hated everything in that moment. Mostly myself. I didn’t want to break Kaven or his dream of a future with me.

I poured the desperation and need I felt into the kiss, and when he finally pulled away, we were both gasping for air.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered.

“Don’t,” I said, placing my finger over his lips. I needed him. Not just in that moment but in my life in any capacity. I stood on my toes to kiss his chin and jaw. Then, I reclaimed his lips for a bittersweet kiss.

“Will you wait here for me?” I asked softly. “I must return to the house so no one comes looking for me. But will you wait for me to return once everyone is abed?”

“Yes.” The word was hoarse and full of need.

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