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She was already a little in love with him, and she didn’t even know his name
“Who?”
“Theran Grayhaven”
“I am Kermilla” She offered her hand
He raised her hand to his lips andkissed it Not lips held a breath away from skin, but a real kiss
“Why are you distressed?” he asked
“Well, Cassidy and I had a little disagreement, and she ordered me to leave”
He stiffened “Leave?”
Maybe she had an ally in this place after all She gave him a wobbly smile “As in, ‘Get out of my house’ ”
A weird, chilling heat filled his eyes “It’s not her house She has no right to toss you out as if you were a landen”
“Butdoesn’t she live here?”
“This is my family home I offered its use for the Queen’s residence, but this is stillotten her uest for as long as you want to stay”
“Oh, that is most kind of you, Prince Grayhaven Or may I be so bold as to call you Theran?”
His smile made her feel wonderful
“I would be honored to be addressed as a friend”
She vanished the handkerchief, then slipped her areme about the history of this place and your fas
He searched her face, but she had no idea what he searched for—or if he found it
“Do you really want to know?” he finally asked
No, but she could see it mattered to him “Yes, I really want to know”
“It would be a pleasure, Lady”
He sounded like heof all?
Gray yanked out weeds with controlled savagery A few days gone at this tiilant Always vigilant Or the weeds crept in
Snarling, he twisted around and threw the weeding claw as hard as he could
Ranon shouted and swore as the claw hit the shield he threw around himself
“Hell’s fire, Gray! What’s the round You threw that daut”
Gray rose to his feet and waited for Ranon to get within reach “Maybe everyone better start shielding, horound or not”
Ranon stopped Stared Looked at the mansion—and swore “You feel it too”
“Wouldn’t turn my back on her,” Gray said
“Yeah” Ranon stared at the flower bed “Got no proof she’s a bitch, except the snotty way she spoke to Cassidy Got no proof she’s done any harm to her people But I wouldn’t trust her with anyone I cared about She’soff Not twisted, not evil like the Queens who had ruled here before the witch storht”