Pace

scent hit me first-lilies, and s

. My

her clinging to her slender frame. Her dark hair sp

ords were crushed. My duty was do

ow rumble. I let the door cli

f my leather tunic. I expected her to smile, to

reached for her, pulling aw

. My dragon soul, always close to the surf

than I intended. "Your husband returns vic

y met mine. They were filled wi

trembling. "In your heart... who i

h. You are the Lady of the Pace estate. The wife of

t flower, worthy of care. And Azura was my wif

his ridiculous conversation. She turned her

ience

ng into the soft fabric of her gown. "Az

e, a frantic pounding came from the d

rible! Lady Isabel

od ran

mind could process the words. I was halfway to the do

yn,

y heart pounding with a sudden, shar

cern. "I know you're worried. But you've just returned. There are family

s. "Leave your Dragon Lord's Seal with me. I can handl

ing. So generous. The guilt I felt for

sidian-and-dragon-crystal seal from the pouch at

th emotion. I gave her a quick, clumsy

toward the sound of weeping, my mind

Holt

mmed shut, my mask of t

down at

s the key to my freedom, a symbol of the power he so ca

waste a

ed the

prepared weeks ago. An annulment agreement, written in the indelible ink o

nsummated and that both partie

x, imprinting the Pace family's fl

nder my pillow and pricked my thumb

, Azura Holt, wi

ully, the paper still warm.