Chapter Twenty-One
Ristéard kept his arm wrapped firmly around Ricki’s waist as he watched the mixture of men and women in the vast hall. He still couldn’t believe that she, Martin, and Marvin had followed them. His gaze swept to where the two Kor d’lurs stood against the wall near the entrance to the underground chamber. He would be having a word with them when this was over about not following his orders.
“Hey,” Ricki murmured in his ear. “Quit glaring at them. They did the right thing.”
Ristéard turned his head and brushed a hard kiss across her lips. “They disobeyed my instructions to get you to safety.”
Ricki leaned her forehead against his and sighed. Yes, they had disobeyed his orders, but they had also made sure that she was safe. They didn’t take any extreme risks and both of
