Zora stiffened slightly, clearly aware that her face was burning hot, yet she stubbornly raised her chin. "You're overthinking."
"Oh…" Prince Kael drawled softly, his brows lifting with deliberate amusement, his voice stretching lazily through the quiet air. "So that's how it is…"
"Enough already!" Zora snapped, both embarrassed and annoyed.
Truth be told, she had already wanted to shove him off the bed the moment he leaned too close. But she restrained herself for two reasons.
First, any excessive movement might alert the people lurking outside the walls, and that would bring unnecessary trouble.
Second… she simply couldn't push him away.
This man's strength was far beyond what his relaxed posture suggested. No matter how hard she tried just now, it was like trying to uproot a mountain with bare hands.
When Prince Kael caught the faint irritation and fluster in her eyes, the smile in his gaze deepened instead of receding.
