Chapter 74

Five years ago

Pearl was trying not to be overwhelmed.

It was unexpectedly difficult.

After all, it was one thing to experience the world through the eyes of her mother. There was a constant buffer between herself and actually being awake and fully aware of the sensations that battered against her. But now she was left raw and exposed.

And it didn’t help to have Kain standing just a few inches away from her.

Her father, the king, would kill her… or kill him.

She’d seen other demons through her mother’s eyes, but never one who was this gorgeous. His gray eyes that darkened from silver to smoke, the blond hair that was short enough to emphasize his finely carved features. And his hard, male body.

He was deliciously sexy.

Was it any wonder her magic was anxiously pressing against her skin, wanting a taste?

With an effort, Pearl battled the urge to reach up her hand and touch the warm skin of his face.

She’d risked everything t