Chapter 17
Adizzying fall waited beyond the lip of the balcony. The air was cold and still in what might’ve been a morning, but Nick had no way to tell. He had slept and woken up in the enormous bed and then he had enjoyed a long soak in the swirling clean waters of the bath.
When he had checked at the door out of the suite, there was one of Vibeke’s people there, a man, although he shared Vibeke’s delicate features and wore the same shiny, scaled material that covered everything except for his face. Nick had asked if Vibeke were available to visit with him, and had been informed that she would later in the day.
The trays of food from the night before still sat on the table, although the more perishable items such as the meats and eggs had been removed at some point while he slept. That
