*Marida*
In the library, standing at the window, gazing out at the night, with a glass in one hand and a decanter on the table near the other is where I find him.
My heart is hammering and my steps seem exceptionally loud as I cross the massive room to join him.
His face is a wreath of torment and fury. Studying me as he had at the table, he had obviously remembered me, and knows of my duplicity. He will take Brandan from me. I should have been honest from the beginning. Perhaps with heartfelt honesty now, I can repair some of the damage and ensure that the precious babe remains in my life.
“Major Moonshadow I," I try.
“Good Goddess, Meri, considering the intimacy we have shared, do you not think we should go by our first names?”
Relief swamps me with such swiftness and force that m
