ROYAL HOUSE OF SHADOWS Part 4 of 12 by Jill Monroe

Author:Jill Monroe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

Breena had never been so terrified in her life. She always thought that if she actually met up with her warrior in the flesh she’d be frightened...and she was right. The man who’d woken her up—his face tight with desire, outrage and stunned disbelief—was huge. Broad shouldered with the kind of muscular arms that easily proved he wielded a sword. Fearsome. A fighter.

Although he wasn’t fighting, whatever was inside him drove him right at her. He quickly approached her, leaning toward her with determination and intent burning in his eyes.

What he intended to do, she didn’t fully know, as her dreams never really went much further than the kissing, but whatever it was...it had to be dangerous.

There was a reason princesses were locked up in towers and hidden away in far-off places, guarded by magical creatures. It was to keep those princesses safe from the kind of danger this man radiated. Because despite her fright, some small part of her wanted to know what all that danger was about. She screamed louder.

His hand covered her mouth to stifle her.

That was the second time someone had muzzled her, and it would be the last. Maybe it was the food, or that she’d finally snatched a bit of rest or just plain fear, but Breena, princess of Elden, had had enough.

With every last bit of strength she possessed, she pushed at his shoulders, her scream changing to a grunt, then finally silent.

He didn’t budge, but his hand fell away. The sound of her labored breathing filled the tiny space of the bedroom. His dark eyes searched her face, lingered at her breasts and followed down her legs. Then his gaze slammed into hers and he reached for her again.

“That’s far enough,” she said, scrambling to the floor, putting the bed between their bodies.

He lifted a brow at the protection she’d chosen. A bed—not the safest of barriers.

“Who are you?” she asked.

“I’ll ask the questions,” he told her, his voice gruff and rumbly.

Breena pursed her lips and nodded. The warrior did have a point, she had invaded his home.

“I’ve dreamed about you,” he said, angry wonder lacing his words.

She’d been expecting questions, demands; instead, his statement sealed the connections she had with this man. Her dream lover. Her warrior.

She wet her bottom lip with her tongue. “You’ve been in my dreams, too,” she admitted. Because I put you there. She’d just leave that little detail out of her explanations. Every instinct told her to be cautious, to not offer him too much information about herself.

“But there’s never been fear in your eyes.”

No, she could imagine what her gaze had conveyed in his dreams. A woman who wanted. Wanted him.

Faster than she thought such a large man could move, he was around the bed that separated them, and at her side. Crowding her. Breena took a step backward. And another. The wood-beamed wall of the cabin cut into her shoulder blades.

He’d backed her into the wall, and there was no escape.

“I’ve wondered a thousand times what your skin would feel like.

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