We continued walking through the garden for a while longer before making our way back to the Queeness Palace. I was silently thinking back to every random thing I had blabbled at him as we neared my room, making my already pink face grow another shade darker. He held the door open for me as I walked into my sitting room, clearing my throat to wish him good night. Somehow, as I turned to face him, my shawl had fallen off my left shoulder and managed to wrap around my legs, trapping them beneath my nightgown. I braced myself as I stumbled back, expecting to feel my body hit the cold hard floor or maybe even the coffee table that stood close by. But I was jerked to a stop and a sudden warmth enveloped me, pressing my body against another. My eyes fluttered open and gasped when I found myself

