He gazed at me, intently. Without a doubt I could tell on his face that he had impure thoughts at this very moment. By the time my brain registered and processed this, he was too close for comfort. I was pinned to the wall, one hand on each of my shoulders with brute force. His hazel eyes staring into mine. Those eyes had me paralyzed, physically. Mentally, I was screaming at myself to run. He made me feel uneasy, I wanted to crawl out of my own skin. "Scared?" Should I tell him the truth? Of course not. I will not give him the satisfaction. "No." I said in almost a whisper. "You should be." With that, he got closer to me but I expected that. I knew he would try to intimidate me further. He leaned closer to me, inhaling sharply. His gaze went from my face towards my neck. Then his lips met my neck ever so softly, which shocked me to no avail! For someone so dominant, to have such tender lips. He laid three kisses down to where my neck and shoulder meet. Then I felt a tingling sharp pain. His canines were grazing my first layer of skin. Slightly painful but it gave me a secondary feeling that I just can't pin point. Somewhere between exciting and lustful. Then I felt his mouth pull away from my skin. Oddly enough, I felt saddened which makes no sense at all. I didn't want to be around him, let alone him touch me. "Next time I won't be so gentle." With that comment I thought he would now release me from his hold. Boy I was wrong. He applied more pressure to my shoulders and I winced in pain. Then his lips came crashing into mine.

This story is about your typical human girl who gets sent off to a boarding type school to be groomed to be presented to the king for when she is of age. While in boarding school, she learns that some stories are not stories at all but they are history. The history of her town and what went down when the king arrived. You will also learn what grooming is in this particular story. The king is not all who he seems to be or what he is! You will be able to see the main character, Essie, grow as a person as the story develops.And my dear readers, do not worry! Yes, there will be some steamy scenes so read with caution ;) Please be aware that this story will not be told in one clip, this will definitely be a series. So if you are addicted to reading, come give this a try!