Army of the Winter Court (Skeleton Key)
“Her forehead scrunched and a frown pulled at her soft lips as she processed the information about her origins. He hadn’t planned on telling her so much, but if he were to stand a chance at gaining the crown, she needed to know that she wasn’t ordinary. Evvie was special, in more ways than he could express.
Several minutes ticked by as he waited for her to react.
Lifting her eyes, she met his gaze. “Seriously? You want me so that you can take over the world? Are you kidding me?”
“No,” he said flatly. “My goal isn’t to take over the world, but to have the power to keep anyone out of my realm. If someone wants a fight, I will end it—immediately.”
“Oh…” she said for the second time.
Aurelian worried that he had given her too much information at once. She seemed to be rendered speechless sooner than he would have expected.
“Are you some kind of freaky vampire?”
Reaching up, he brushed a lock of hair behind her ear and his knuckles caressed her cheek as he dropped his hand and placed it ba...ck over hers.MoreLess
Several minutes ticked by as he waited for her to react.
Lifting her eyes, she met his gaze. “Seriously? You want me so that you can take over the world? Are you kidding me?”
“No,” he said flatly. “My goal isn’t to take over the world, but to have the power to keep anyone out of my realm. If someone wants a fight, I will end it—immediately.”
“Oh…” she said for the second time.
Aurelian worried that he had given her too much information at once. She seemed to be rendered speechless sooner than he would have expected.
“Are you some kind of freaky vampire?”
Reaching up, he brushed a lock of hair behind her ear and his knuckles caressed her cheek as he dropped his hand and placed it ba...ck over hers.MoreLess
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