The heat in Castian's gaze warmed Chrystal’s soul.
Can you hear me? You can hear me, can’t you? She said in her mind, directing her thoughts toward him, even as her lips moved.
“What if I upset you?” she asked softly, her eyes searching his face as she placed a hand on his wide, firm chest. His heart beat against her fingers and she could almost see the blood flowing through his veins.
“Then I’ll be upset, and you will learn whether or not it is something you should say,” he replied quietly, not moving away, not pushing her off, like he had done so many times at the beginning.
She was touching him now. Freely.
Chrystal swallowed.
Her lips parted, and she inhaled slowly before continuing.
“Your father…he seems…like a King,” she whispered, her eyes softening as she gazed up at him whi
