…and yet, he knew she would continue to age, that although she was young and beautiful now, she would not stay that way forever. Not unless he made her his Chosen.
He had done that for Katelyn, although the bond between them was broken when she was captured by Khalim’s men. When he selected her, he had been so consumed by revenge that he hadn’t stopped to consider all the ramifications of their relationship, that if his plans to take Jessica away from Jasreel turned to nothing, he would be saddled with a woman he didn’t love for all eternity. The universe had spared him that particular fate, it seemed, but now he must make a far more conscious decision.
Not that he had to think about the matter for more than a few long moments, while Jillian put out the placemats and the napkins and flat
