[b]Trembling as Marken pulled back a little, Ella scowled at the prince while her cheeks grew warm and pink. She could swear the man was trying to give her a heart-attack with the way he kissed her. She simply had no time to prepare herself before his mouth claimed hers.

"Y-you are insufferable," Ella huffed with her face still red, "If I didn't know any better, I would think that you enjoy this agreement of yours a little too much." Of course, Ella's heated lecture probably fell on deaf ears, for she hadn't found the will to extract herself from Marken's arms.

The young woman would go to her grave swearing that the prince was too strong for her to pull free, but she knew that she actually just wanted an excuse to stay close. [/b]