Eve hadn’t even reached the door when she felt it—a sudden, firm force that lifted her effortlessly off the ground. For a heartbeat, she thought she was falling, her breath caught halfway between shock and disbelief. But then she felt the warmth of strong arms around her, steady and unyielding, and her world tilted into stunned silence.

It was Soren.

Before she could even blink, he had scooped her up into his arms—just like in those fairytales she had never believed in. By now every ...