make sense of her situation, it had already pulled up outside th

pened auto

e really could have

tantly, then looked up

n her the palace countless times, but seeing i

night sky had been brought down to line the ceiling. Elaborate carvings filled the p

ack, Princ

dness behind it made the greeti

eyes as a tall, lean figure s

. His face was almost unfairly handsome, with a straight nose and an expression

ick H

at the Royal Research Institute, and he had been on his way toward a promising car

her head as another wave of

ns behind a sweet exterior was already enough of a problem. Now she had to deal with

The original "Cathy" had three werecreature mates, and Dominick, who stood in

atly over his broad shoulders, while the trousers emphasized his long, straight legs. Every silver button had been fastened all the way

pression turned colder, and disgust flashe

he twirled one of her fiery red curls around her f

e he hat

nfortunately, his looks had invited trouble. The old "Cathy" had wanted him the moment

nded there. Instead, he had been kept inside th

t what had happened to him. However, royal authority gave him no room to

the novel, she stopped staring and

a few kind words could fix w

ld "Cathy," and one pleasant conversation

uld be a better

t spread across a mahogany table that stretched more than th

er and attended to the mea

f them sa

he wasn't used to being watched while she ate, especiall

guine stare sent a

, he was a

arp clatter. After wiping her mouth with her napkin, she pointed

sual, but it still ca

her wineglass. For the first time, uncertainty s

with

. Suspicion imme

ent most of her time c

er on him. Sometimes she hit him. Other times, she hurled insults at him until s

o sit at her table. What was she

as he lowered his gaze. His voice remained cool. "I'm

own. Don't ar

nds before pulling out the chair and taking a seat. Even then,

ow guarded he was. She didn't push him any further a

off her jacket and tossed it onto the sofa when the door creaked

ut the moment she saw what was lying

g whip cover

knees. He bowed his head, then lifted the whip above him with both