Chapter Six- Blane
The evening was ripe with festivities although tension simmered in the air. My announcement that I was marrying Jade had been met with more resentment than I expected, but it wasn’t because they didn’t trust her.
It was because they wanted her.
“Everyone is staring at us,” she whispered as we danced. “Blane, I’m not sure…”
I kissed her to quiet her, and the tension around us thickened. “Calm yerself, Jade. Everything will be fine.”
“I don’t know, Blane. You didn’t see Fraser yesterday.” She bit her lip and looked around. “There is something wrong.”
Smoothing a strand of hair out of her face, I saw the fear in her eyes. There was something wrong with my men today, but I couldn’t tell her that. I wanted everything for her, and I didn’t want anything to dampen her hap
