Bound to the Ruthless Elven Prince Novel - Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Chapter 17 : On fire Verbena " Fire ! Fire ! " Something crackled . Something was advancing toward me . I was trapped once more . I hated being enclosed . Magnolia used to lock me in a closet just to mock me and show me how weak was , the weakest link in the family . She would leave , laughing and never telling anyone where I was . I would not be found for days . " The door won't open ! Clear the way ! " the soldiers shouted . There was no way out ; the flames were already licking closer . And that smell ...

I heard the clash of swords and the screams of men and horses surging forward . I was in the middle of a battle and feared they would forget about me . The world narrowed until only this remained : I was at death's mercy , held in a strange balance , dancing on the edge of a knife while fate decided whether I would fall or be spared . I curled up at the bottom of the carriage . I kicked with my good leg , again and again , but it was useless . Smoke crept into my throat , into my lungs . I knew fire well ; it was relentless .

It had destroyed the Bloom house , and I still didn't know how it had started . Would the prince rescue me , or seek revenge ? Maybe the prophecy could be interpreted differently , as Gabriella had said , and they needed me dead in the end . I could not forget what had happened only hours before. I had been trapped then , too , but in a sensation unlike anything I had ever known . The world had shrunk to that cruel prince : his arms , the beat of his heart , his hand on my cheek , his towering height , and his overwhelming presence .

I had gone still , as they say you should when encountering a predator , a powerful animal that could tear you apart with its claws . And that had been exactly the case . His body was cold , but his lips were as warm as the sun . Soft and intent on silencing me . He said he didn't hate me , sounding weary and burdened . Yet it was a display of power , proof that he could do with me as he wished . I heard him exhale , caught between desperation and surprise . His gentleness was unsettling . His lips were like velvet , yet fiercely passionate .

His hair was soft , and I suddenly had the urge to touch it , to stroke his clothes , to reach for more of him , even though I had told him that I hated him and would rather not be married to him . What was happening to me ? " Verbena , " he whispered , trapping my lips . The elven prince made me feel seen like never before and made me feel like I mattered . Just today . 00 12 OOIG 111 . 1/3 13:07 Fri , Jun 12 Chapter 17 Chapter 17 : On fire Just at this moment . I forgot to breathe when his hands pressed me against him .