Holt

envious glares of the other customers. He wa

hur Reynolds, pointing at

My Lord Pace, this particular piece of top-gr

the shop

Lord, that was a staggering sum, es

s face

his sleeve, her face pale. "Gavyn, it

made a public declaration.

nding on me. He stalked ove

urious. "Did you bring any money? Lend

ned me on our wedding night, and now he wanted t

straight in t

eyes blaze

voice clear and cold, just loud enough for those nearby to hea

He clenched his fists, his dragon's h

, please calm yourself. In truth, even if you had the

e lifeline. "Wh

tic but firm. "By kingdom law, only nobles holding a second-tier dragon-kin li

their wealth and power,

Not only was he poor, he w

er. The heavy stamp of obsidian and dragon-crystal clattered a

am deeply sorry, my lord. Your

ict. Gavyn stood there, stripped of his pride,

she wanted the floor

second floor twitch again. The man with the dragon

reappeared at the bottom of the stairs. He caugh

pen. And I had the feeling