Bonus Scene
Ismoothed my hands over the gray gossamer fabric draping my lithe frame, twisting in the mirror to ensure the tiny, smoky diamonds sewn into the fabric glittered in the low light. This dress had to be perfect because after years of holding Vaeron off…I was finally going to dance the Ashrain for him.?
My mind flicked back to the day I confessed that would be my first choice. The heartache that lived behind my ribs. The sorrow imbued in my bones. I’d thought then my life was over, that I’d never dance again, that I’d be caged and forced to See, that my fated mate would be the death of me.