Chapter 80
Derek nodded. “She was born when I was seven. We made a trip back to the West not long after but she was only a toddler. I didn’t know her well until we were adults,” he continued. There was a ringing in Halle’s ears and relief tingled across her skin. Elecia wasn’t a lover. She wasn’t his betrothed. She was his family. “I thought you already knew.” “How would I have known?” Halle asked, a touch exasperated. She read a lot of books but it wasn’t as though she specifically studied lineages and would just happen to recall that bit of information. “We have the same name,” Derek said, matter-of-factly. “What?” Halle regarded him as though he was crazy. “Ci’Dan, my mother’s family name.” The mysterious “C” finally had an explanation. “Derek Ci’Dan Solaris,” Halle whispered. “Then, what
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