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His fingers relaxed a little, but he still held me close. “What did you uncover?” “Nothing I can discuss in the middle of a ball.” If I told Raith that Malren might have been involved in his wife’s murder, I could only imagine what he would do. Better to tell him when Malren was out of the castle and Raith could rage in private. “I’ll try to get more out of him throughout the evening. In fact, it’d be better if we split up for the rest of the night.” “After this song,” Raith said, as he spun me around with expert grace. Every eye in the room followed us, the other nobles watching us intently with expressions ranging from curiosity to disapproval. I knew Raith might be dancing with me just to appease them, but I didn’t think so. Not from the way he held me against his chest, like he wante
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