Autumn She wasn"t sure what made her send Nathair a message to ask him to meet her, especially as she hadn"t heard back from her contact about the diadem yet. It was hard to make a plan when she didn"t have all the information. And yet here she was, standing by her willow tree waiting for him to arrive. She"d never been this interested in spending time with someone before. Especially not someone she"d just met. Maybe it was better if she didn"t think too hard about what it might mean, especially when she wasn"t sure she"d like the answer. But there had to be a reason she was okay with him competing for her hand in marriage. Even the thought of everyone else taking part in this ridiculous farce of a competition was enough to have anger rising within her, but Nathair felt different. A s

