Chapter Seven Quinn reluctantly walked at Gideon’s side. Reaching the carriage, she stared at the woman who stepped out. She’d never seen anyone so beautiful, not even Marley could compare. The woman stared down her nose, taller than both of them. Her white blond hair was piled elaborately atop her head, decorated by jewels as blue as her eyes, there was a slight point to her ears and her body was almost painfully slim. “A gold coin each if you can get my carriage back on the road.” She waved regally towards the rear wheels, which were stuck in a puddle of mud. Quinn looked up and down the road, seeing no other puddles. “How did that happen?” “My brother left in a huff. Of course he had to make one last nuisance of himself before he went. Older brothers can be so sanctimonious sometime

