Kai Azer had never really considered himself to be one who chased women. He loved them, truly. But he wasn't afraid to admit that most of the time they came to him, especially considering he was a prince. He had more pressing matters to attend to, such as training to be the future enforcer of Ilya.

And then came the trials he was required to compete in. A series of competitions hosted by the king with a sole goal of crowning one of the contestants as the victor. And with the trials, came her. She hated him. Couldn't stand him. But jesus- he couldn't stay away. She was the forbidden fruit. He could never have her, not truly.

But lord did he want her.

So when he found himself knocking on her door in the dead of night, under the guise of giving her dancing lessons for the upcoming ball... safe to say he was rather unsurprised. But he was surprised when she actually answered the door.

"Good, you're awake," he said, leaning against the doorframe.