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