CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
XANDER
I couldn't help it. I had to tell her. Hazel was beautiful no doubt. Looking into her green eyes, it always made me feel calm, and damn, she had beautiful teeth, and those little-heart shaped lips— whenever she pulled them up in a smile, I didn't know why I had the urge to stare.
King Darius was well-known for picking the most beautiful ladies to stay by his side, whether for a fling, or an engagement in the case of Melissa, but Hazel was by far the most beautiful.
There was just something about her that unraveled me in a way I couldn't comprehend. Her soft skin, beautiful smile, and shy voice. I'd never met someone who understood the power of books the way she easily did.
Even as she watched me with those eyes, I longed to tell her more.
She was more t
