He towered over her, fencing her in with his arms and Temperance tried to force herself to dislike it but giving herself up to a higher power had always been her natural instinct and today it roared to the surface. Along with a number of other natural instincts she vehemently tried to ignore.

What on earth was happening to her? She was a respected member of her community and had guardianship over two children – this man, whoever he was, had bewitched her somehow. Reduced her to tilting her head up, mouth dry in a way she didn’t understand and body feeling warmer by the second and very aware of how close his was.

“What if I did?” She replied in a low voice, hands pressed hard against the wall behind her. This was madness. “I-” She licked her bone dry lips again, body angling towards his without her even noticing.

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Wonderful set by Lady <3