The Space Between Them

[Kaelia Brynn Halloway]

The prince is the first to snap out of it; his eyes dart from me back to Lady Daphne, whom he hovers over, not even as much as a breath away.

She is tucked beneath him, quite startled, encased against the back of the chair by the prince’s arms on either side of her.

He slightly withdraws, a trapped breath against his lips.

“Forgive me,” he breathes, as he gives her just