Queen of Ruin

His teary eyes met hers, and he put his hand over his heart. “I had to touch you. To hear your voice just once, Rohi.” He grasped her hand and rubbed his fingers over them. “But now, I want more.” Her shoulders pitched up and down, and she lost focus of the entire world as the Fates wove their magic around them. “What’s happening to me? Are you using some kind of spell on me?” “I could do nothing to harm you.” His body hovered against hers as he glanced down at her lips. “I’m your mate.”

Jessica White · Urban

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Chapter 15 THE LEATHER BOUND JOURNAL

“Please, come in.” Standing aside with his hand pressed against the heavy iron door, Rafik tilted his head inside. The soft scent of strawberries followed behind Tessa and made him miss the days spent on his grandfather’s farm.

“Thank you.” She clasped her hands behind her back and glanced around the long vast basement lined in shelves full of glass bottles and books and scrolls. “I’m sorry I’m late.”

Working her way slowly around the room as she examined the vials and papers, she inhaled through her nose, and a smile rose on her lips. The scent of old books would always take her back to the days of sitting on her father’s lap in his study while he read stories to her before bed.

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