Marriage? Living in a fairytale land? Aureliann pushed away from him. The loss of his body heat was like a reality check to her.“You have to marry me.” Valdemar made it sound like there was no other way.Sentences with “have to” in them always irritated Aureliann. She was not someone who took kindly to anyone arranging her life in accordance with what they wanted from her. “Why?”“What do you mean why?” He looked at her in puzzlement. “We love each other.”“Says who?” Aureliann sat up and grabbed at a nearby cushion and used that to cover her body from his gaze. It was a little too late for that of course but the direction of this conversation required focus on the facts at hand and not the body parts that were to hand.Valdemar raised up, totally oblivious to his naked state. “Are you serious?”“Are you?” The concern in his voice scared her. Calling out his name and him turning up was one thing. Marriage and castles were entirely another. “Look, prince, we had sex.
