The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom, #1)

by Holly Renee

Instead, his gaze lingered over my back, and he stilled. He looked like he had seen a ghost or… My scars. “Who did that to you?” His voice lacked every bit of his control. I quickly grabbed the T-shirt he had thrown me and pulled it over my head. “It’s nothing.” “It’s not nothing.” He was staring at the shirt as if he could still see the scars beneath. “Who the fuck did that to you?” He enunciated every word, and fear coated every bit of me. I had never seen him this angry before.

“Did you wear this tonight to punish me?” “How in the world would this be punishing you?” “Because you’re not mine.”

“I have been starved, Nyra. Until you.”

“Be careful, Dacre. More now than ever.” He huffed out a response, but the woman’s gaze was still glued to me. “And, Nyra, stay with my grandson.”

“You are mine, Nyra.” “Yes,” I breathed and moved my hips, trying to catch the high he was dangling in front of me. “I’m yours.” “That’s a good fucking girl.”

The king’s soldiers are scouring every inch of the city, searching for her. She is no longer hiding in the safety of the castle walls. We both know who she is, Dacre, and you must protect her. Protect her at all costs.

I was his. No matter what happens. I was his.