She came up and gasped raggedly for air, nostrils quivering. “It’s too – ow – I’m sore! xxx18 He needn’t have worried about the princess escaping just then, despite her feisty spirit of rebellion. But even if she had learned to swim, no amount of knowledge could have helped her now. Curse you! The girl collapsed unceremoniously to the stone floor, too sore to move a muscle, much less leap to her feet and run. Roxanna felt Darian’s slick arms circle around her breasts and finally, finally heave her up. So perfect. His torso cut a hissing path of steam in the water, evidence of how his skin burned in comparison to the icy waves.
