Chapter Four
The woman did not venture forth from her room after that. Whether she slept or not, he couldn’t know for sure, since his abilities did not include the power to see through walls, or doors.
All the same, he did not wish to go too far from this house, just in case she might make an attempt to leave while he thought she was asleep. He could not risk her getting away and going to Santa Fe. She would be sure to tell the djinn there of his presence in Madrid, and then no doubt that do-gooder Zahrias al-Harith would inform the elders. They would send him back to the outer circles without a second thought; Aldair was certain of that.
So instead he took the time to become more familiar with this place that would be his shelter — and Jillian’s — for the foreseeable future. It would d
