Chapter Twenty-Three
Trinity stared at Emery, temporarily speechless. “Didn’t you say you were landless?” She frowned. “You lied to me?”
“I might as well be landless for all the use this place is. The mansion hasn’t been in good repair since my grandfather made enemies of a powerful family. The main house is falling down, the out buildings aren’t much better and the ground was sown with salt, which led to erosion and nothing being able to grow. It will take more gold than I am likely to earn in a lifetime to repair the place and my magic isn’t strong enough to make a difference. I wouldn’t wish this burden on a descendent.”
She stared up at him, her heart once more aching. “Is there anything in your life that isn’t a burden?”
“Why does that thought bother you so much?” He brushed his t
