The Beast Prince by S.E. Smith

Author:S.E. Smith
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Montana Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-05-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Late the following afternoon, Sharden laughed as Lisa discussed the different seasonings the Breadmaker used in his breads. She had fallen in love with the hot, crusty rolls and sweet cream butter combined with a spicy cheese. The smile on his face died as he glanced up at the sky. It would be dark in a couple of hours. Regret poured through him. He only had a few hours left to spend with Lisa. He quickly discovered this morning that the more time he spent with her, the more he wanted.

He knew he should have told her the whole truth, but deep down, he had hoped that she was right, that everything would work out for the best. Suddenly, he wanted to spend the last few hours alone with Lisa. Those precious hours would have to hold him for the rest of his life. Stepping forward, he wrapped a possessive arm around Lisa and gave the Breadmaker a stiff smile.

“I apologize for cutting your conversation short, but we must leave,” Sharden interrupted the Breadmaker. “Thank you for your delicious meal.”

“My pleasure, Prince Sharden,” the Breadmaker said with a pleased smile. “I will send a basket of fresh bread, cream, and cheese to Lady Lisa tomorrow morning.”

“Awesome!” Lisa said, pulling away from Sharden long enough to hug the Breadmaker. “Thank you so much!”

Sharden chuckled again at Lisa’s enthusiasm and the Breadmaker’s suddenly red face. Reaching out again, he wrapped his arm around her waist once more, this time holding on with a firmer grip, and turned them away. They quickly stepped out of the roomy shop and onto the bustling sidewalk outside.

“Where are we going now?” Lisa asked as Sharden helped her onto his mount.

Sharden quickly slid into the saddle behind Lisa. “There is one last place I would like to take you before we return to the palace,” he said in a husky voice. “It is the one place I go when I need time alone.”

Lisa glanced over her shoulder at him and wrapped her hands over the one he had wound protectively around her waist. He saw the question in her gaze, but he ignored it. He wasn’t ready for the magic of the day to end and the nightmare that would be the rest of his life to begin.

Pressing his heels to the side of the beast under him, they quickly traveled out of the village at the base of the hill leading up to the palace and into the countryside. It was a little further than he would have liked to have gone, but he wanted her to see the one place he thought was special before…

“Where are we going?” Lisa asked, bringing him back to the present.

“To the one place I find peace,” he murmured, reining the huge animal under them to the left and down a long, tree-covered path. “I found it shortly after my fifteenth year.”

The path narrowed and appeared to disappear at the base of a large rock cropping. Sharden dismounted and helped Lisa down.

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