ike ages, Elora's

, her eyes continued to look around, s

to gather up

?! The one thing her father warne

m the looks of it, he knew just wh

ld and dark ones again. Her hands were locked

do now? Where

tightened, he pulled her to himself. Elora fo

a bounty on her head. Perhaps, if she promised him twice the

er into the ball room. But,

she had come to notice - the

t out. , there wa

uld exhaust all her ideas, she would do anyth

into her. When his lips parted in order to speak, Elo

ever experienced in the arms of a man. In her defense, Elora had

more. His sleeping face f

n today, she knew her father would

orgive her. He would

yours

Elora could not help the pounding of her heart against her chest, nor cou

t kind of woman got turned on w

y her of course,

e again. This time, Elora was walking beside him. He plastered a smile

led to fight back, the confusion, fear, pain and regret that sh

this man release her. She coul

ht hand, the one which rested on her back. Sli

you not to do an

ill me, I

recognises you

oth spoken simultaneously. Neither had

, they decided

ase

shoul

away from her. Elora was not sure just how

able. He decided he would not speak any further. Not unti

ould hear. The only scent Ace could draw in, even with his heightened wolf senses, was th

he found this reali

from her, staring straight ahead into the c

e number of eyes that rested on her. What was i

me in her life, Elora wished to be invisi

" She finally muttered, when

s eyes did not

etter things in

led out of his tongue. It carrie

such a venomous tone could escape his lips, e

e, but a guard who had just walked

him bow to

s sent for you,

s traveled up to

highn

ddenly bega

o way this coul

ckled down the creases that h

. His black eyes scanned the room until he found Hera

ised the woman

be quite a stubborn woman. It was a trait she passed on to

hand, Ace pushed Elora to

She would find another chance to ru

was far fr

e her, Ace's v

comfortable and make sure she canno

ut it did not stop he

when she saw one. And right now,

d to cry out. Instead, it

nd roughly, slightly bruising

d my Lord

s being rough handled by a gu

's eyes returned to the spot

ure the guard had exited the

met her g

ed to seize for

rom her immediately, an

pping her shoulder when he

ed to him with a bro

r left arm with his right. Doing so, she was able to p

his mother had been talking to, he realized

t her brown ones. She smiled, he

people, but his mother had n

low me to introduce my

e, as Ace shook the D

e elderly man spoke. The glee in his eye

roduce my daught

top him from smiling with a bow. She returne

pleasure to meet

words slipped out of her tong

is all mine, M

should get some

ke. She could tell she sounded quite

e. That is tru

re as he walked away from the child

he two of them, Eva wa

aughter pleasin

poke up first. He watched as her eyes

father as well." She replie

own eyes, to her nose, to the pale pink lips her lipstick

ke again. He found himself wanting

he two of us." She

ou would make an exce

anced around his face, Ace could tell that

anted to tell her that

n his eyes had learn

angry. At least

es you'll make th

he knew he w

together, it would only be because

d again. It was now Ace took note of

a corner he did not e

e your father

ut he does form solid and true opinions about people

ould make a good

e he had expected. And she did not se

s towards him, dangerously c

t we want. I, a husband as powerful and as hon

d. Ace thought

he like

leaning into her so that she f

ut she had done a go

e, my Lord?" Eva's eye

He spoke, his aura of authority did

from him. Ace smirked. He