Prince Herod's POV

I want to get some steam out of our relationship but it's not as easy as I thought.

Xanna isn't really cooperating. From the moment she steps out of the restaurant door and greets me with that breathtaking smile and sparkling eyes, I am lost.

As if we've known each other for years, she leans in and plants a kiss just beneath my ear. My hand instinctively wraps around her waist as though it has its own mind.

Goodness! She smells wonderful.

Like the fresh herbs plucked at dawn. I hold her against me for a moment longer before I remember my original plan. With a firm...