Royally Unexpected: The Nord Kingdom Accidental Pregnancy Trilogy by Monroe Lilian

Author:Monroe, Lilian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

13

Penelope

Half of Asher’s face is cast in shadows with moonlight cutting the harsh angles on his face. Sharp cheekbones frame his features as his eyelids hang low and dark. His hair curls at the temples, inky black against his skin. I let my fingers drift over his lips, swollen from our kiss.

Every stitch of fabric on my body feels too sensitive. His hands are broad and strong and warm, and they send thrills of pleasure rushing wherever they touch—but it’s his eyes that do the most to me. Dark, brooding, and dangerous, he looks at me like no man has looked at me before.

I’m not a conquest or a queen. To Asher, I’m just a woman and oh, it’s intoxicating to feel that way. To strip off all the expectations of my station and just let myself…be.

I want to ask him if he meant it when he said he came back to Nord because he was drawn to me, or if the reason he bought this house was because he intends to stay. I want to ask him if he sees me as anything more than a means to an end, a way to make himself richer.

I want to ask him if he feels what I feel when we’re together.

But…I’m scared of asking those questions because I don’t want to hear the wrong answer. And what is the wrong answer? If he says yes, he feels this connection between us—it doesn’t change the fact that we can’t be together. I can’t shirk my duty to be with him. I can’t be anything other than the Queen, always the Queen.

And if he says no, he doesn’t feel what I feel…well, I don’t think I could handle that. I may be cold and shuttered and cut off from most people, but underneath it all, I’m too fragile. Too weak to hear those words aloud.

There’s no good answer, so I don’t ask the question. Tonight, we give in to temptation. We let our fingers roam and our lips taste, and we let ourselves need. Nearly alone in this big house with him, I feel like a new woman. Heat winds its way through my core and all I want to do is squeeze my thighs together against the emptiness between them.

Instead, I walk my fingers up Asher’s chest, exploring every bit of exposed skin. I let my eyes wander over his body, taking it all in. I want to remember this.

Tonight, I’m not the Queen. He’s not a mining executive. We’re two old friends, drawn to each other in our loneliness. We’re scratching an itch, that’s all.

“You’re not going to slap me tonight, are you?” His eyebrow arches.

I purse my lips. “I wasn’t planning on it.”

“That’s disappointing.” He pouts, his bottom lip looking too good not to kiss.

I roll my eyes. “There’s something wrong with you.”

Asher pushes his leg between mine and I stifle a whimper. His hands slide over my breasts, tweaking my nipples and sending another jet of heat straight between my legs.

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