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She bent forward. Her hair fell around him as she did, draping over his shoulder before her lips brushed his. He sat frozen under her caress. Then his arms clamped around her and he hauled her down onto the wrecked bed.
    “I let you go once,” he rasped out. “I will never let you go again.”
    “You will, actually,” Persephone said between kisses. “I have made a bargain.”
    His hands flexed, gripping and releasing her as if he could not contain his frustrated fury. “Explain yourself,” he finally said.
    “I must visit the world above once a year, for the fields to flower and the harvests to ripen. The rest of the year, I will take my place beside you and we will rule together.”
    His dark eyes bored into her as if he was trying to see her soul. Perhaps he could. She didn’t know the limits of his abilities. “Why?”
    “Because I love you.”
    “You loved me when you refused to be my queen. What changed?”
    She smiled, feeling joy shining inside her as brightly as if she’d swallowed a star. “You gave me the one thing I wanted. Your love.”

About the Author
    Award-winning author Charlene Teglia loves penning tales of romance and adventure. Among other accolades, Charlene has been presented with the prestigious Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewers' Choice Award for "Best Erotic Novel" and nominated for “Best Erotic Romance”.

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