The Princess of Cordoba by Veronica Sparks

Author:Veronica Sparks [Sparks, Veronica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-22T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Ariana watched as James slept soundly. Specifically, she was staring at his long lean body stretched across the hay and leaves that they had found to use as bedding on the hard barn floor. He was an attractive man, she thought to herself. When she had first laid eyes on him, she had thought him to be an apparition because his blue eyes seemed to peer into her soul. She had been caught off-guard and had reacted instantly, hitting him with the butt of her knife. He had been lucky she hadn’t stabbed him. Years of playing imaginary war games had made her skilled with knives and swords.

And after that encounter, she had studiously avoided his gaze as much as possible. She didn’t want him to know that she was attracted to him. His presence had awoken something in her she hadn’t known was there before. And when he looked at her, she felt her stomach flutter in nervous anticipation. She knew the word for what she felt was lust.

She was curious about what it would be like to be with a man. Especially, this enigma of a man. His clothing was odd, he spoke with an unusual accent, but he treated her like an equal. It was something she was unaccustomed to.

She knew her days of freedom were numbered. She felt like a caged bird. Soon, her father’s soldiers would find her, and she would resume the life she previously led. However, this time married to a man she did not care for. She felt powerless but she knew she had to return.

But she thought to herself, not tonight. Tonight, she could pretend to be someone else. Tonight, she would have her freedom before her father and Maximiliano’s henchmen found her. She accepted her lot in life. She would return. She had been impulsive, but just a few nights of freedom had been worth it.

And now she planned to do something that she had only heard whispers of. She didn’t want Prince Ferdinand to be the first man and only man to touch her. Her stomach turned at the thought. She wanted to know passion. She wanted to know lust. Even if for only one night. The handsome stranger, she was sure, would comply.

Feeling excited, yet nervous she lowered herself next to him, unsure of how to begin their coupling. How did one seduce a man?

She sat down next to him and then lay down, pressing her body close to his. He didn’t wake. Unsure of what to do next, she trailed her hand up his arm to his shoulder.

He batted at her hand sleepily. She frowned. She needed to try something else.

Frustrated, she shook him awake. Startled, he raised up. She blushed. He looked delectable when sleepy.

“Is something wrong?”

“Yes,” she said and then quickly recovered, “No. Nothing is wrong.”

He lay back down and Ariana stared at him. That had not gone as she planned.

Again, she shook him.

“What is it, Ariana?”

She cleared her throat, thinking to herself, why not tell the truth.

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