The Rivaled Crown (The Veiled Kingdom, #3)

by Holly Renee

“The rest of the kingdom will fall to their knees before you, Verena.” He leaned forward and pressed a kiss just below my belly button before he stared up at me. “But please allow me to be the first.” Another kiss, this time on my right hip bone. “Allow me to show you how you should be worshipped.” The next kiss was on my left hip bone, and my hips surged forward, desperate for more. “Allow me to show you where I will gladly spend the rest of my days if you let me.”

I was shaking as his hands smoothed up my thighs, tracing over my skin like a prayer. He was looking at me like I was something sacred, something holy, and it made me ache to the point of pain.

“I have longed for you since the day they stole you away from me. I have begged the gods to make me strong enough to get you back.”

“I have hungered for you for every moment that I searched for you, and now that you’re here, I will never have enough power to let you go again.”