z P

ious right now; confronting him would be a waste of b

y room and had her lie

of the bloody, raised welt on her t

t wound salve and clean bandages. "This might

ing her lip and n

movements were professional and gentle. Wynne felt onl

n surprise. "Miss, yo

" I said dismissively. "Don't m

r to rest. I sat down in front of my

ks. This was not the bo

surrection from death, and the profound weakness I'd felt after fa

nd used my awakened "Spirit-touche

A trace amount of a slow-actin

ulated over time, damaging the nerves and organs, maki

always been so sickly and hysterical. It was

ils dug int

d do somethin

ced in my mind a

a J

ut arousing suspicion. Only she had the most to gain by turning me into

, sweet

immediately searched my magical artifact for the antidote

arm. A warm current spread through my body, and t

the residual poison from my system. Unt

ian

within Vorrath Keep, I was l

ale, but my eyes had regained their usual

ou have all been eliminated. They were fr

ays ambitious. "Acknowledged." My mind was

of the Jones family, and Damien Kensington's fiancée. Her reputati

was nothing like the calm, courageous woman w

e found her," Corbin added. "Damien Kensington claims it was an acc

ow everything about her. The truth of her fall from th

poison had been suppressed. I could feel that she hadn't used ordinary me

orrath noble, especially an Archon, does not make promises lightly.

d her wrist, my soul had felt a t

fated mate. The

t how many secret