"Why did you come to Vilinski?" she asked because she could never believe that he came to save her. Who would have known outside the Fae kingdom about the atrocities that happened to her?
He tilted his head and traced a blush with his fingers that had inadvertently formed on her cheeks. "Is it necessary to tell you why?"
Anastasia immediately backed. "No!" She felt bad for asking him. The man only helped her to escape. "But I hope your purpose was fulfilled."
Ileus turned to remove his boots and then pulled the thick fur over him while lying right next to her. Sleeping next to him had become a ritual ever since they had started on this journey. "Come closer to me," he said.
"What?" Her head jerked. "I— I am fine." The way he said 'closer', she felt heated up… somewhere between her thighs.
He pulled her closer to him.
She was bewildered. "What the—" He was so close to her that except for the lining of fur between them, there was no barrier.
