The Maid and the Decree

KAELIA'S POV

"Princess Kaelia," Draven whispered, his voice dangerously low, vibrating through the small space between us. "Do you know what I want?"

His fingers trailed down to my lower lip. I kept my mouth shut. I just stared into his dark, calculating eyes, praying his demand was not beyond my bottom line. The silence stretched between us, thick and suffocating. He stood there, trapping me ag