It was the prince, and the frown marring his forehead had her sitting up, concern making her wide-awake. “P-prince?”
“I need to go to the hospital,” the prince said abruptly as he sat on the edge of the bed. “Keanne was almost kidnapped earlier.”
“Keanne, Jason’s fiancée?” At the prince’s nod, she shook her head, asking worriedly, “Is she okay?”
“Just bruises and a couple of minor injuries, but Jason’s understandably insisting for her to stay in the hospital overnight.”
When his forbidding expression didn’t ease, she hesitated a moment before touching his arm, saying uncertainly, “Jason Christakos is strong, prince. He won’t let something like this—-” She stopped when the prince shook his head at her.
“While I do wish Keanne hadn’t suffered, it is as you said, and I know Christakos will not let something like it happen again.”
“I see.” She gazed at him, bemused. “Then...you’re displeased over something else?”
The prince frowned. “Don’t you see what this means, parthena mou?”
“Not really?”
His frown deepened, and the prince said seriously, “It means I won’t be able to fuck you tonight.”
Oh.
Right.
She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Prince!” But the truth was, that particular scenario hadn’t even occurred to her. And now that it had—-
When the prince looked at her knowingly, Fawn hastily rearranged her face into a scowl before any other expression came out.
Don’t you dare let him think you’re disappointed, Fawn Cornwall.
Don’t you dare or you’ll never hear the end of it.
“Tomorrow night,” the prince promised solemnly, “I definitely won’t allow for any other distractions. I’ll be all yours, and—-” A smile brimming with sensual promise slashed over the prince’s lips as he placed his hand on his chest in a gesture of sincerity. “You can do whatever you want with my body—-”
All sorts of sexual ideas flooded her mind, and her face became suffused with color. “Oh my God.” How could he say such things with such shamelessness? “I would never, like never—-”
But then the import of the prince’s words managed to really sink in—-
The prince’s body...
Hers to do with as she pleased...
Fawn gulped.
Did that mean she could ask him to pleasure himself in front of her—-
Fawn turned redder as she realized what she was thinking.
Stop being so lewd, Fawn!
“I see you’ve thought of something,” the prince drawled.
Fawn gave the prince her fiercest scowl. “I d-don’t know what you’re talking about.” Oh God, didn’t she sound too defensive? She cleared her throat. “Like, never.” Oh God, she still sounded defensive. “N-no idea at all—-” She saw the prince’s lips curve in a smirk.
Riiiight.
He totally knew she had thought of something.
The prince started tracing her lips with his thumb, and Fawn tried but failed to stop her body from trembling.
“Tomorrow,” the prince murmured huskily. “No matter what happens, I will take your virginity—-”
Goose bumps popped all over her body as her imagination again went into overdrive.
“And you’ll finally be mine.” The prince’s burning emerald green gaze captured hers as he spoke, and every part of her that could melt did melt at the look of dark possessiveness in his eyes.
“Uuuuuuumm.” Cringing at her incoherence, Fawn managed to lift her chin and say very eloquently—-
“Whatever.”
The prince grinned. “There’s no need to hide the truth, parthena mou.”
“I’m n-not hiding anything.” His thumb left her mouth, and she steeled herself, pretending that the loss of his touch didn’t make her heart ache.
“If you’re not...” The prince looked at her with hooded lids. “Then why don’t you show me how disappointed you feel that I can’t sink my cock inside of you tonight—-”
Aaaaaah.
Fawn let out a gasp of outrage, but really it was just to hide the fact that she wanted to die of embarrassment. “How dare you?” And really, how dare he? How dare he see through her?
The prince leaned away and cocked his head to the side, asking in a politely curious tone, “How dare I what? Say the truth?” His voice turned into a mocking purr filled with sexual innuendo. “Which is that you really don’t want me to leave—-”
“Oh! My! God! You!” She shook her head vehemently even as the flush in her cheeks spread to the rest of her body. “I wasn’t thinking of any such thing.” Her huffy tone made her wince inside, but even so she still ended up digging herself a deeper grave, muttering, “If your friends need you, then of course I w-won’t stop you from going to them.”
“Ah. Then you’re saying if it weren’t for Keanne, you wouldn’t have let me