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face by a lumpy pillow. The impact made her jump in terror. “Get up, child. It’s time to go.” Marissa scurried out of the room without another word.
    The sky was dark and dreary, as though it would rain at any minute. Veronica pulled herself up out of the bed, and straightened her green dress. She couldn’t wait to get home and change out of it.
    “Come, child. We don’t want to be stuck out in the storm.”
    Marissa rushed the two of them back to the upper city and into the front gate of the castle. Soon after, the rain began to pour out of the sky.
    Marissa abandoned Veronica in the entry hall without any answers. She made her way up to her room to take a bath. Then she would find her husband-to-be and figure out what her life sentence would be.
    Then she would hunt down that slithery healer and force her to talk.
    In spite of the rest she had gotten , Veronica felt drained. The past several days had taken their toll on her, and all she wanted was to go back to the time when it was all simple.
    The tub of steaming water helped to ease some of her anxiety. She slid her hands over her body to get clean. As they slipped over her breasts, the tingling she felt made her think of Aaron.
    She imagined his hands were cupping her breasts. They fit perfectly into his palms as he massaged them gently. His fingertips flicked across her nipples.
    “ Mmm,” she moaned.
    In spite of the cooling water, Veronica felt the temperature rising.
    She moved one hand down between her legs and spread her lips apart. Veronica whimpered as her finger caressed the swollen nub of her clit. She could almost feel Aaron’s hot breath against her neck. She wanted him to be kneeling over her with his mouth on her neck and his hands roaming over every inch of her body.
    Then she imagined him kissing down her body until his tongue found her clit. She fingered herself faster. It felt good, but not as good as having Aaron there for real. She imagined her finger was his tongue as she massaged herself faster and faster.
    Her hips rocked up and down to the motion of her fingers, splashing water over the sides of the tub. She gasped as the intensity of heat grew to new heights. Moans slipped from her mouth as she neared the point of orgasm. Her back arched up out of the water. She pinched her nipple. The sharp pain sent her ecstasy over the top and she gasped as her orgasm erupted through her body. Little quivers ran up and down her legs.
    Then she relaxed back into the w ater to let her breathing slow.
    “Oh, Aaron. I miss you so much,” she whispered.

Chapter 13
    Veronica walked toward the conference room with silent determination. No one dared get in her way , with the look on her face. She needed to know what the kings had decided to do about her upcoming marriage. She needed to know how much time she had left to be free of the responsibilities of being a Queen to a man she didn’t love, and suspected she never would.
    It wasn’t that she thought Benard would be a bad husband, she just knew that he wasn’t the man that made her entire body ache to be caressed.
    Just before she reached the conference room, she saw the small healer slip between the guards that stood outside the towering wooden doors. The old woman tried to slip down a side hall, but Veronica charged up to catch her by the arm.
    “Marissa? What are you doing here?”
    Marissa looked agitated. “I hardly think that’s any of your business, child.” She snatched her arm out of Veronica’s grip and started back down the hallway.
    Veronica chased her. “I need answers, Marissa. What happened to me the other day?”
    Marissa stopped for a moment and stared at her. Veronica could see in her eyes that she didn’t want to tell her the truth.
    For the first time ever, Veronica decided to try intentionally to hear the old woman’s thoughts. At first she heard nothing, so she pushed harder, trying to remember what it felt like those times it had happened while she was tired or