Chapter 419:

Emeriel’s breathing quickened in the silent room as her eyes drank him in, ravenously devouring every detail of him.

“Control yourself, Emeriel,” she told herself. “There is no bond to blame now. This is all you. Have some restraint.”

Easier said than done.

She was grateful to be alone with him. No one could see how hard she struggled, how difficult it was to be in the same room with him again. The effort it took not to rush across the room and collapse on top of him, just to feel his body against hers one more time.

The memories were the hardest.

Those stolen nights in his arms, tucked away at the cottage, making love over and over. The fog of heat and the passage of time had blurred the memories, and she had survived by blocking them.

But now, here in this room with him, the years shrank and disappeared, and it felt like yesterday.

had once been hazy were suddenly

Emeriel’s whole body shook.

the room, closing the door behind her. Leaning against it, she gasped for breath.

easier to fight for control when he wasn’t in

this, Emeriel. Get a hold of

room and sat on the chair beside his bed, waiting until the tight constriction in her chest loosened. Until breathing became

king,” Emeriel whispered.

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burned against her palm. “How have you been? Where are you? If you

she started speaking, it became easier. The tight coil in

and the

the heat seeped into her

her chair, fetched the basin of chilled water, and a washcloth. Returning to his side,

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