Kissing Hellfire: Ma

Powercomeswithacost...anditwassomethingshewaswillingtotradehersoulfor.Afewnightsbeforeherwedding,Laurensoughtawaytobreakherfourthengagement.Knownforherbadreputationastherebelprincess,shewastheonlyladywhohadthegutstostepfootontheEverstonmansion,thehouseofanotoriouswarlord,inthemiddleofthenight.Sheofferedhimawickedalliancethattheentirekingdomdidnotseecoming:amarriage.Avixenpretendingtobeadamselindistressandamanwhosecrimsoneyesscreamingforbloodshed.Couldsomethingblossominthistreacherousdanceofliesanddeception?--“Areyouupset?”Sheeyedhimsharply.“ShouldIbehonoredthatIgottrickedbyyou,milord?”Hedranktheremainingwineinhisglasswithonegulpandputitonthewoodentable.Hesteppedinfrontofher.Hishandwasontherailonhersidewhilehisotherhandgrabbedherglassandfinishedherwinebeforeputtingitdown.ThewayhisAdamsapplemovedwithhiseveryviolentgulpmadeherfeelaticklingheataroundhernape.Whenhebroughthisattentionbacktoher,helickedhislipstowipeoffthetraceofwine.“HowshallImakeituptoyouthen?”heaskedwithhisdeepvoice,likeaseductivedevilaskinghisvictimhowshewouldliketobekilled.Dangerousyet…enthralling.