Arielle touched her shoulder that Ronan bit and squirmed, trying to get away from him. This made the king feel bad and he pulled her more gently into his embrace.
His voice was apologetic when he spoke. "Sorry. I just got carried away. Go to sleep, I promise I won't do anything again."
Arielle did not reply. She let Ronan lift her head to slip his arm into a pillow for Arielle, while the other arm gripped her tightly from behind. Arielle yawned one more time, and soon the girl fell back asleep.
***
Arielle got up first. She freed herself from Ronan's arms that hugged her body from last night. She walked on tiptoe to find the location of her shoes. Once she put her shoes back on, Arielle hurried to leave the king's room.
It was a very cold morning as she left the Blackthorn Palace. Arielle did not have time to take her coat, which was left in the man's study. When she arrived at the Whitethorn palace, she was greeted by Tania.
