Chapter Sixteen
Hua
Hua waited until the commander left before opening her eyes. Early morning light filtered in through the small window looking out on the courtyard. A heavy weight rested on her and she looked down at Luca, realizing she’d stayed with him the entire night. If her father saw her, he’d be ashamed at how close she was to him—injured or not.
He wouldn’t understand how she felt about him, not in a romantic sense, but more as the one person who could understand what it was like to live with a giant secret.
“His color is better this morning.” Qara’s voice shocked Hua out of her own thoughts. Would she mention her conversation with Jian in the hall? Both thought Hua had been asleep, but she’d heard their whispered words.
Who was this woman?
And what was she to the enigmati
