The next day passed uneventfully for Shay. Fiere did not return but Meerde had checked in on Andy three times and assured her everything was fine.

Shay had passed the time reading Andy’s book or sitting next to him and talking to him in his unconscious state.

After dinner in their chambers and a bath the evening before, Shay had continued reading and had fallen asleep, more from exhaustion as opposed to choice.

She woke confused and anxious before she recalled where she was. The book lay open on her lap and she quickly recalled where she had read up to. Prince Fiere was in the book but he was...