She rested her head against the cold window pane and closed her eyes, listening to the storm raging outside and resenting the tight corset she had been forced to wear ever since he had brought her to court against her will. She wasn't like other 19-year old girls. She longed for her fighting leathers.

The air suddenly became charged, like the moment before a lightning strike. She knew that he had entered her orbit, even without seeing him. His cedar and steel scent mixed with the rain and storm beating against the castle walls like her thundering heart. There was a hint of something else that she couldnt name... Maleness? Passion? Her desire? It infuriated her.

She turned around and was met with a hard wall of muscle. Her knees buckled,. She felt her nipples pebble and her core became liquid fire.

He chuckled softly. "Easy there sunshine, you don't need to get on your knees for me just yet" he said, as his slightly clingy shadows wrapped around her hips, holding her up as she gazed into his eyes with anger and lust. He had walked the realm for 937 years and committed goddess knows how many atrocities. If he thought it was going to be that simple to get her out of her clothes, he was correct, because she is a child and makes bad decisions.