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The king pulled a hand over his face and let out a long breath. He and BDD shared a glance before he stepped closer and…
Sat.
Next.
To me.
What. The. Fuck!
Too close!
Way too fucking close!
The heat rising from his body carried his scent to me.
His scent.
Oh my fucking god.How could he smell like everything good in the world, all wrapped in one? Fresh pine needles and musky cedar mixed with match heads and a spicy, light vanilla. It took every bit of self-restraint I had not to bury my nose in his neck and take a good, long whiff.
“She doesn’t know, does she?” King Julian mused quietly, his features softening, gaze taking on a quality I couldn’t name even if I’d tried.
“Apparently not, sir.”
I glanced from the king to BDD and back again. “What? What don’t I know?”
The king cleared his throat, dashing away all trace of soft vulnerability. “The gala two nights ago was a test.”
“A test?”
“I wanted to see which safes you were comfortable cracking.”
What? Why? Why would a king possibly be interested in my safecracking abilities?“Wait, did you say two nights ago?”
The king nodded solemnly.
“It’s Sunday?”
“It is.”
“You mean Big Dumb Dick over there stuck me with enough tranquilizer to knock me out all of yesterday and through the night?”
The king’s eyebrows raised nearly to his hairline. “You’ll have to explain that nickname at a later date. Rory,” he paused, emphasizing BDD’s given name, “was convinced you were a danger to yourself and others. He gave you enough to get you here. I gave you a second dose.”
I shot to my feet, staring down at the king. “You what?”
He only smiled. “I needed time to figure out what to do with you.”
That stopped me short. What to do with me? I guess I should be grateful he didn’t immediately stake me. “Well, I suppose I’ll take losing a day and half over getting beheaded.”
His smile grew wider, eyes alight with mischief. And I swear, if I’d been wearing underwear, I’d have ruined them. “Eden, killing you is the furthest thing from my mind.”
I nodded. “Great. Then I’m keeping the diamond. I stole it fair and square.” I strode toward the door, but BDD didn’t budge. “Please move out of my way.”
BDD only squared up his stance.
“Eden, would you like to know why I tested you?” The king dipped back into that low, rumbly register and I barely caught hold of BDD’s shirt before I melted into a puddle on the ground.
“Can you please stop talking like that?” I snapped, spinning around with my hands on my hips. “Jeez, it’s like you’re intentionally fucking with my hormones. You can’t veil for shit, King Julian. I’m sorry, but someone had to say it.”
