Decemb

e out of your

was yelling, but sh

y," she sucked in a deep, much needed breath, "and now

ilence! You are of the House of Arden and you will accept t

, was not accustome

ut you keep your money and I keep my han

she was bound to get lost in th

ome back here this instan

t shrugged, fishing his keys out of his

ury of her throwing a tantrum right now. His Majesty and His Highness will be paying us

that his annoyanc

voice boomed. "She must be

lady in question. The place was hardly small and she not knowing

ad missed her too. She had thought wrong and it was her own folly for having done so. It was while she was storming down some unknown hallway that it happened. She was pulled from it

he room and its furnishings, someone had been watching her. It took her another moment to remember that she had been pulled into this room

her mouth and holding up a finger to his lips

ady Zoey!" ec

say if you can hear us," said Thomas the butl

wasn't any less urgent for being said

e handsome stranger said, removing his hand from her mout

had never taken on dating. Despite ample interest from many suitors, Zoey always seemed to run from the i

de her want to make a mess of it. The way his big hands curved around her arms made her want to take a step closer, to curve the rest of him to her. Even his suit wasn't safe. His jacket was open with

ld not remai

doing?!" she snapped, wh

d of her and she slapped him. Her jaw dropped and it took everything in her not to apologize. Not to raise her h

u?" he quipped, his ey

way her long golden locks moved with her when she got all worked up was enough to drive any man insane. She was a ti

her, she went back to being ang

r to meet you. When I heard that you were at present detained, I

d to his heart in a melodramatic fashion. He j

as him. She was all anger. It didn't matter who he was

she demanded, fiercely

ng for you. The moment you step outs