Unfortunately, it didn't work. I got a really good workout and even managed to teach some of them some new moves, but they never hit me in the abdomen. They didn't even take advantage of it when I left it open on purpose. I wonder if they could sense it or something, so they wouldn't hit there. I don't go back through the castle and smile as the males watch me climb the side of the castle back up to the balcony I jumped down from. I head inside and straight into the bathroom. Instead of having a shower, I run myself a bath, stepping in as it is still filling. I soak in the bath for a couple of hours until the water cools and I actually start to shiver. I climb out, wrap a towel around me, and head into my closet. I find a nightdress, slip it on and then walk over to the bed, I pick up one of the bags and go to place it on the floor but my curiosity gets the better of me and I sit on the bed with the bag and pull out what Rania bought. I pull out some cute natural clothes; I reach ov

He stands there with his arms wrapped tightly around me until my sobs lesson, and I whisper. "I can't do this anymore..." He moves back just enough to put his hand on my cheek and apply enough pressure to make me look up at him. "Can't do what? Yasmine?" "I can't keep fighting... I have nothing left... I will be what you want me to be..." He smirks as he says, "And what is that?" "A female that looks after the house, be at your beck and call... Know my place... Right?" "For anyone else, yes, but you. Yasmine, are my fiery little warrior..." "That was the girl you took from the village, but she is now gone, broken and in pieces...There is nothing left of her, nothing left of me..." "That is not true... She is still there. I see her, I see you... She is just trapped under all your fear..." He stops as we hear a soft knock on the door. I feel him as he moves us slightly, pulling me back into him as he says, "What is it?" I hear the door, but I can't see it. Zachariah had mov

He moves his hips as he growls once more, making me smile. He then says, "So, back to what we were talking about. How did you work out who I was?" "Well, when I picked up the gift box and looked at the pendant and within that pendant, I saw a beautiful young girl dancing and laughing. I then saw who she was dancing with. I dropped the box..." "Who did you see? Yasmine." I lift my eyes to stare into his grey ones, "I thought it was you... I thought you already had a mate, and you were happy at one stage before you met me. I thought that was why you always seemed so mad at me and you were only with me because Jade said that the Moon Goddess chose me for you... It wasn't until Raph showed me the painting of King Darius and Queen Mira that I realised that it was him that I saw... Zach, if you look properly at the paintings of King Darius, you are nearly the spitting image of him." "Okay, but looking like one of the old Kings isn't enough to take to the council and challenge Malik for

He chuckles and I relax a little more at the feeling of it under my hands, as I then continue, "The one I have been having lately varies but is still the same..." I shiver as a wave of terror goes through me. I curl into myself and into him as I start to sob once more. Zachariah changes to the more intimate communication and whispers in my head, "Yasmine. What has you so scared?" "V... Va... Val...Valen... Valentino!" "What about him? Yasmine, I will never let him get his hands on you again..." I start hitting his chest once more as I sob and admit, "But he does... But he does... But he does..." "Yasmine... Calm down... How does he?" I sob even harder as that is one thing I don't know, as my nightmare always starts when I am in labour and I am already in his possession. "Yasmine, how does he get a hold of you?" "I... Don't... Know..." I look up into his eyes as I whisper,"The nightmare always starts with me chained to a bed and I am in labour with our pup. He is there sitti

I then sit back, having Zachariah pull me into his side. I then let out a little squeal as he pulls me onto his lap. I melt into him as he kisses me deeply and full of dominance. I tense a little as he runs his hands over and under my blouse. He won't let me break his kiss, so I whisper over our private link. "Zach? Raph and Brett are in the front. They will see..." "No, they won't..." "Are you sure?" I feel his chuckle vibrate through his chest as he leans to the side and presses something. I then hear a soft whining before he then starts to trail his kisses down my neck, making me moan as he whispers over our private link, "There... Total privacy!" "Cheater!!" He then slides his hand down to my jeans, undoing and removing the belt and sheath of my knife. He then returns to sliding his hand up and down my thigh until he returns it to the front and undoes the button and zip, I squirm a little in his arms as he then slides his hand to my hips slowly sliding my jeans down w