Dreams and Deals
He could tell that he was on the verge of getting this little lady to help him with his plans and he wasn’t lying when he said that he was willing to offer her any reward of her choice. Salena hesitated as she looked away. Although the prince’s command wasn’t something very difficult to fulfill, she still found herself uncertain if she wanted to go along to help him with his plans.
“Salena…” Darius called her name.
His hands reached for her arms and pulled her closer to him until she was forced to face him and look up into his face. The stern and cold look that Darius gave her made her entire body tremble with fear. Her body froze in shock as the prince pulled her even closer and then his face was directly in front of hers. Salena could hear her heartbeat ringing in her ears before he felt the warmth of his lips against her forehead. For a moment, she was too shocked and too confused at what was happening that she forgot to breathe.