The Heir In Disguise

sing her lips against his in a desperate kiss. His body stiffene

forming on his lips. He reached up to touch her face gently, his f

ed, his voice tender. "Where have you been

rt sinking as his words register

hest. The potion wasn't working as she had hoped-or perhaps it was working too

tions overwhelmed her. For the first time in her life, she was this close to him, feeling

for years. Deciding to seize the moment, she leaned forward and

eamlike. The haze in his mind dulled his usual sharp instincts,

lyn trembled as he began to untie her dress, his actions gentle yet deliberate. Her mind

stilling. His eyes, though glassy,

d, his brow furrowing.

rs. "It's me, my love," she said quickly, tryi

biting her l

ttered about the table in various states of undress. She felt goose bumps

Gareth looked at her through hooded lids as he slowly lowered his head and began nibbl

s before dipping inside. Her eyes closed involuntarily as

should be kissing Gareth after she knew he didn't love her. Even with the potion, she knew she would never be enough for hi

rt. She pushed the thoughts away, concentrating instead on the swe

a sudden wave of dizziness overtook her

care of one last detail before releasing the potion's hold. The

n her legs. As he slipped inside her, a surge of pleasure flooded Evelyn's s

s neck. With every thrust, her hips lifted, grinding d

st like

ed onto the bed, her breathing labored. Gareth lay beside her, both of them still for several minutes, catching their

eth drifted off to sleep which made E

n, and her steps faltered. Her mind raced with conflicting emotions-satisfaction ming

he eldest daughter of the palace, a sharp and observant nine-year-old, stood at the far end

The girl's gaze seemed to pierce through her, her inn

child called softly

without a word. Her heels clicked against the stone floor

the feeling of those inquisitive eyes boring into her back. Did she see somet

ess. Something about Lady Evelyn's hurried departure and disheveled appearance didn

mbers, where Margret was sitting by the fire, a book in he

?" Margret asked, se

anything. But then she remembered her mother's kind and p

, "I saw Lady Evelyn leaving F

htly, her brow furrowing in confusion

ing uncomfortably. "But she looked..

et around her lately, and now this? She tried to brush it off as

ntly, kissing her daughter's forehead. "It'

led. Something wasn't adding up. Evelyn's recent behavior, coupled wit

She leaned against it, her chest heaving as the weight of what she'd done threatened to crush

smile. Even with the potion, hi