Last Night's Drizzle Asked the Begonias

[Cold, calculating powerful official x sweet but stubborn noblewoman] [Forced push and pull] [Historical political intrigue]

She said, "No..."

But in his ears,

it sounded like the last drop of water falling into a parched desert.

He lowered his head and leaned closer. "Don't hide."

He wanted her.

He wanted all of her, body and soul...

After a chance encounter one night, she fled in fear.

He pressed closer at every turn; she retreated at every turn.

"You are my wife. Who else do you think you can marry?"

[Historical political intrigue] [Smart characters] [Forced romance] [Intense push and pull] [Powerful man begs for affection]