Lara paled as horror bubbled in her chest. Why was the king always hell bent on removing her clothes? Under that knight in shining armor façade, was he a wild wolf? Too many thoughts swirled in her mind, but she realized that he had only wanted to take care of her. "I—"

Marcus had been a prince and then a king all his life. And all he ever experienced was how women threw themselves at him. He had witnessed many forms of debauchery in his life and would never consider forcing himself on a woman. Marcus had never been attracted to a woman to that extent that he would do...