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"It doesn’t htly within the cape Adam had draped about her shoulders

"It should You’re the most exquisite woive you everything Anything Name it Command me I will make it yours"

"Fidelity?" Adrienne shot back at the blacksh Adrienne had no ht and her head swam

"Forever," the smithy purred, "and beyond"

"Truly?" Adrienne asked, then kicked herself Why ask? Men lie Words proved nothing Eberhard Darrow Garrett had given her all the right words

"Some men lie But then some men are incapable of it Do you lie, sweet Beauty? If I asked you for fidelity and pledged ive it? Could I trust your words?"

Of course, she thought She had no problem with fidelity

"I suspected as much," Ada hiht-headed "Where are the guards?" she murmured

"You are in my realm I am all the protection you will ever need"

"Who are you?" Adrienne asked

Adahed at her question "Come into my world, Beauty Let me show you marvels to exceed your wildest dreams"

Adrienne turned a dreae shihts of the castle The sound of surf filled her ears, but that couldn’t be The ocean was at the west end of the bailey and she was at the north Why couldn’t she see the castle? "Where is the castle, Adam? Why can’t I see Dalkeith anymore?" Her vision blurred and she was assailed by the uncanny sensation that soer even in Scotland Wherever she was, it didn’t feel like a good place to be

"The veil grows thin," Ada beside hiet there Her er, iniripped the pit of her stoht

"Who are you, really, Ada the words was a challenge, her tongue felt thick, her rinned "You’re closer than you think, Beauty"