"I'm afraid I've not been completely honest with you, Gabby..." he whispered. It was most certainly the truth, which he'd always found to be the most effective means of seduction, even when he was king and could have nearly any woman he wished. With Gabriell, he'd simply been applying that idea in a new way.
His lips hovered just over hers. "I would like to be more than just your friend."
Without waiting for a reply, Henry closed the last fraction of an inch and pressed a soft, but unmistakably heated kiss to the girl's mouth.