Curse of the Dark Prince (Prince's Assassin, #3)

by Ariana Nash

He had not meant to fall in love with Nikolas Yazdan. Use him, yes. But never love him. He’d been so long without love, he hadn’t seen it stalking him until it had struck. And now he was defenseless against it.

“This prince appears strong, but the man is not. Do not confuse the two, Nikolas.”

Tears squeezed from Niko’s eyes. If he died here, he’d do so with the truth on his lips, spoken in his last gasps. “I… love… you.”

He was heat and fire, rock and iron, and after everything they’d survived, after every hurt and obstacle, impossibly, Nikolas Yazdan was Vasili’s.

“This house is not a cabin, and Seran is not a forest, but will you stay and build a life with me, Vasili?”