Urgent Refuge

After cleverly evading Damien's aggressive questions and veiled threats in the moonlit gardens, Josie flees shaken to Alaric's chambers where his protective comfort swiftly ignites into urgent, explicit passion that blends desperate physical need with tender vows of devotion. Their shared climax offers fleeting sanctuary until Victoria presents the king with a comprehensive dossier on Josie that could expose every forbidden detail of their affair.