Delita was barely breathing as well. His total attention focused upon the princess. During their time together, she was the one person that could cause him to lose his focus and concentrate solely upon herself.

He never wanted the kiss to end, holding it as long as he could. He slowly backed off the princess, only far enough to see her eyes again. There was no hiding his emotions from this woman and the softness of his face belied his care.

Even as his lips parted, his arm refused to release themselves from her waist. Her closeness continued to feed the spark that had been ignited.