Blinding halogen lights shone down from spotlights in the ceiling. In a dreamlike trance, I took in the details around me. I sat in a huge chamber that looked like it belonged inside a palace. At the front of the room, a mammoth tapestry depicted a scene of mythical beasts seated at a round tabl...
One look at my face and she slinked away without argument. I turned to Vane. He pulled me hard against him before I could blink. “Got your attention?” he shouted into my ear, past the thumping music. The wind blew out of my sails. He had me and he knew it. I had snuck out without him. I said with...