Bound To The Ice Dragon King

“Iwasoncekilledbymypreviouslover.”“Huh,thenhowareyoustillalive?”“I'mstillalivebecauseI'mdestinedtomeetyou.”-----RheannaVilldenfindsherselfthrustintoamarriagethatwasnevermeantforherbutherstepsister.Forcedtowedamanwithareputationforhideousness,shedesperatelytriestobreakfreefromthechainsofherpredetermineddestiny.Butfatehasacruelsenseofhumor,andRheasoondiscoversthatherescapeonlyleadsherrightbackintothehandsoftheverymanshewasrunningfrom.Astheforcefulweddingunfolds,Rheaunearthsastunningtruth-themansheisbeingforcedtomarryisanimposter!-------Excerpt“IfIweretheoneyoumetthen,ourlifewouldhavebeenahappyonenow.Therewouldn'tbebetrayalnorrevange,becauseIwouldonlyshoweryouwithloveandablissfullifealongwithchildrenbornfromthefruitofourlove.Youwouldn'thaveanythingtoworryaboutexceptwhoiscourtingyourdaughterinsecret.”AsmilethreatenedtobreakapartDraven'slipsatherwordsbuthedidn'tsmileandstaredatherinsilence.Rheawaitedtohearhimsaysomething,butevenafterminutespassed,hecontinuedtostareatherwithablankunreadableexpression.Rhea'spatienceranthin,shetookoffhershoesandsteppedintothepool.Withouthesitation,shehookedherarmsaroundhisneck,sheleanedforwardandgentlybitdownonhislowerlip.Shestuckhislipinbetweenherteethplayfully,thensheusedhertonguetoseductivelylickthelips,“Youwantme,don'tyou?”Shewhisperedagainsthismouthanddeliberatelypressedherbodyagainsthisnakedbodyunderwater.Dravenmuffledagroanashefeltherbodypressedagainsthisarousedbody.Andwithouthesitation,hewrappedhisarmsaroundherandcrushedhislipsonhersinahungrydemandingkiss.BeforeRheacouldlosecontrolofherselfinthekiss,shequicklypulledawaybeforehedeepenedthekiss.“Stop,”shesaidbreathlessly,“Youhavekissedmemanytimes,youhaveseenmynakedbodyunderwater,youhaveheldmetosleeponyourbed.Youhavetotakeresponsibility.Willyoumarryme?”Sheaskedassheglancedupathisdesirefilledblueeyes.