"I'm all yours now." Elian's declaration as he made his way back into the king’s chambers made my heart flutter. I knew he meant it for the night, but I couldn't help but think of forever. He was mine! Not for a day or a moment, we were forever bonded! Not even our change of hearts could undo the twinning of our souls. Perhaps the gods?
"You certainly did take your time." Choosing to make him suffer a little for abandoning me for this long, I reached for a robe and covered up another of Lord Quent’s scandalous night gowns. A lot of those had gotten delivered to me, together with more exquisite garments than I cared to have. My protests had been met with a very reasonable answer from the fourth noble house. No amount of service would ever be enough for what the chosen had done. Which meant
