Lance drove back from meeting his brother’s wife on autopilot. He was deep in thought about the encounter, particularly the point where she said that she wasn’t leaving Perin. If she was telling the truth, then it appeared that she was going to keep quiet about the enclave and stand by his brother. However, as she was a proven liar, he didn’t feel all that confident about trusting her word.
He was also curious about her new friend; how much did she know? She had seemed pretty protective of Rowan too, which seemed odd as they couldn’t have known each other long. In fact, it was annoying that his thoughts kept returning to the quiet, dark-haired woman who had accompanied Rowan to the church to meet him.
There was nothing particularly striking about her he mused; her long black hair was ca
