Patricia Taylor
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11
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“You haven’t left yet.” Suddenly the king came walking through the woods just when she was about to go back. Where was she supposed to leave? “You shouldn’t be alone here in the dark.” “I am not afraid, Your Majesty.” “You should be,” he said looking around as if afraid something would jump out from the dark. Was he perhaps afraid? She had a hard time believing that with his sword skills that she had seen. He looked back at her annoyed. His eyes were still red and his lashes wet. Did…-
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Skender was suddenly trembling with anger. He needed to leave. Rising from his seat he just walked away leaving her behind. “Wait! Your… I mean… Alexander!” He froze in place unsure of what he had heard. Slowly he turned around and found her flinched and shrunken where she stood with eyes displaying fear. She had just called him by his name, so she had every right to be fearful. “My apologies.” She hurried to say rubbing her hands together in a nervous manner. Skender had wished to hear his…
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Skender watched Roxana flee into the woods and it took him all his strength not to chase after her and catch her somewhere between the trees. And what he would do after would indeed be sinister. She was right to run. “I was afraid we would witness something more.” Skender heard Rayven telling Lazarus. The brooding demon sounded slightly amused. “Ah, the self-restraint.” Lazarus drawled. “Even I feel a certain way right now.” He splashed cold water on his face and Rayven chuckled. Skender…
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Roxana swallowed the large lump in her throat before taking off her boots. She stepped into the river with heart pounding fiercely in her chest. Alexander sat down on the rock again and watched her walk closer to him. ‘Come closer.’ She recalled his words from last night which didn’t help in this moment of panic. “What happened Rox? You look like a frightened rabbit.” He used her exact words. “What is there to be frightened of, Your Majesty.” “Nothing.” He said as if to assure her yet…
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Roxana’s heart stilled, then accelerated, and then almost leaped to her throat. Panic made her freeze in shock but the heat of his body slowly warmed her up. She found herself breathing in his scent and liking his closeness. As much as she wanted to push herself away, she also wanted to stay there. Pretend that she was asleep and enjoy this one time that would never come again. And perhaps she would have, had she not been disguised and risked getting caught and beheaded. Carefully, Roxana tried to…
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“He made her his personal guard? Does that mean he admits he wants her? Then why doesn’t he tell her that he knows she is a woman?” Rayven asked confused. Lazarus chuckled. “He does want her near him but he hasn’t admitted that he wants her near him forever so he can’t reveal the truth yet. If he tells her he knows then she will leave and he would have to make her stay by compulsion or threat which isn’t the most romantic thing to do. Or he could make her his which he isn’t ready for yet…
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Skender watched Roxana laying down the furthest away from him as possible. She was almost sleeping outside the rug and her heart skipped a beat as he went to lay down beside her. The rug was small and she wished it was larger because the distance between them wasn’t enough for her to calm down. Her heart was beating loudly and he could feel the heat from her body. She was bothered and so was he. So why was he willingly putting himself through this torture? Roxana lay stiffly on her back, afraid to face…
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Roxana went to bed, trying to plan her robbery but she was too distracted. She kept remembering Alexander's smile, when he walked beside her, when he ate the soup, when he put his coat on her shoulders and when he bought her those jewel stones. The ones that looked like his eyes. And then when she closed her eyes, she remembered his fingers on her cheek and jaw. In her imagination she let them wander further down her neck and brush over her breasts. She shifted in bed shivering slightly at the thought…
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Skender went home, cursing himself over and over again. He was letting go of himself and letting the destroyer lead him. He wasn't fighting hard enough. 'I did very little. That was mostly you. Or shall I say us?' Skender shook his head in denial. It wasn't him. It couldn't be him who want to kiss her on that beach, push them down on the sand, have them naked while he entered, and retreat from her body like the waves washed over the sand and flowed back into the ocean. It was all just lust. It…
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Roxana was surprised to know that the king had a secret passage where he snuck out of the castle without the guards knowing. Perfect. Maybe she would use this passage if anything went wrong during her robbery. Once they were outside and a good distance away from the castle, they slowed down. Roxana glanced at Skender. Under his cloak, he wore a simple black shirt, black trousers, and boots. And still, he looked the same. In fact, he made the clothes look more luxurious. With his help, she could sell…
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