Third Person POV
She blinked back tears. With every word he uttered, sincerity rang in his voice. His hand stroked her sides, his voice rising with passion "You're compassionate and caring. You have a heart of gold. This kingdom is lucky to have you and I am lucky to have you" he insisted, his hand moving to grip the back of her neck, his eyes boring into hers "so don't ever let me hear you say something so demeaning to yourself again" he said in a dark voice "else you won't like the consequences I bring upon you."
She shivered. Was it her imagination or had it gone cold in here? She scolded herself. Vampires didn't get cold. Still, she looked at Lucian with a helpless expression on her face and nodded in agreement. She needed to learn that there was no reward in being derogatory towards
