Chapter 197: Dreams and Deals
He could tell that he was on the verge of getting this little lady to help him with his plans and he wasn’t lying when he said that he was willing to offer her any reward of her choice. Salena hesitated as she looked away. Although the prince’s command wasn’t something very difficult to fulfill, she still found herself uncertain if she wanted to go along to help him with his plans.
“Salena...” Darius called her name.
His hands reached for her arms and pulled her closer to him until she was forced to face him and look up into his face. The stern and cold look that Darius gave her made her entire body tremble with fear. Her body froze in shock as the prince pulled her even closer and then his face was directly in front of hers. Salena could hear her heartbeat ringing in her ears before he felt the warmth of his lips against her forehead. For a moment, she was too shocked and too confused at what was happening that she forgot to breathe.
“Please stop. This isn’t...what I want...” she protested as she turned her face away from the prince.
She tried to pull her arms away from his grasp, but he refused to let her go. Salena started to panic for real this time as she stared up at the prince’s cold eyes pleadingly. Although he had just kissed her, the emotionless look in his grey eyes frightened her senseless.
“You don’t want this?” he asked with clear confusion.
“I’m sorry...please let me go...” she pleaded.
Darius cocked his head to the side as he continued to observe her. Salena was on the verge of tears, but he wasn’t willing to let her go until he got what he wanted from her. His grip on her arms tightened as he held her in place.
“Then tell me, Salena. What is it that you want?” Darius inquired.