Annie tried twice to get Rion to talk to her, but he remained quietly staring out the window. Letting out a long sigh, she gave up. When Rion was in one of his moods, he preferred to withdraw into his thoughts, and wouldn’t emerge until he was ready.
His choice of destination more than surprised her. She hadn’t been to the grotto since Rion had taken her there during the Honorum a year ago. Not once, but twice. The first time they had made love in the open air to affirm their devotion to each other. It had been quick but heady s*x. The second time, they had spent the entire night having hot, sweaty, make up s*x until their muscles felt rubbery from exhaustion. They didn’t leave for home until first sunrise.
A quick glance back at him didn’t reveal any hint of what he was thinking, but
