Chapter 12
A year passed, during which the love Reynaud and Burke felt for each other deepened even more than they thought possible.
They had their moments, of course, when things went awry. Like the time Antoine sent Reynaud on a mission that could have proved deadly. Reynaud told Burke he was leaving, but not why. He returned two weeks later to be faced by a very angry lover.
Standing, arms akimbo, in the middle of his living room, Burke said, “I happened to run into Antoine a couple of nights ago. When I asked him when you’d be back he said ‘When you’ve dealt with the problem’. From the way he said it I knew you weren’t acting as his emissary, taking a message to another King.” He glared at Reynaud. “That’s what you made me think was happening.”
“I didn’t want you to worry,” Reynaud
