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Kael’s POVScrolls and maps lay spread across the large oak desk before me, each one marked with inked lines, territories outlined, borders pushed and redrawn.My fingers traced the edge of one map absently, my mind calculating distances, manpower, resistance and then my focus slipped, replaced by Liora.My jaw tightened.I exhaled slowly, leaning back in my chair, forcing my gaze back to map in front of me so i cluld focus but it was already too late.The memory of her came uninvited. The way the thin fabric had clung to her body the night before, the way it barely concealed anything at all, almost translucent under the flicker of light.I could still see the subtle curve of her waist, the rise and fall of her breast with every unsteady breath.The sheen of oil catching the light across her skin, making her glow in a way that had no right to exist in my chambers.My fingers curled slightly against the desk as the memory sharpened further then my breath slowed.My body had already rea

Liora’s POVThe air rushed past me in a violent blur. My breath tore from my throat, a scream caught somewhere between panic and disbelief as the ground surged closer.The wind clawed at my skin, tore through my hair, wrapped around my body like invisible hands trying to drag me down faster.My heart slammed wildly against my ribs.This is it.The thought came sharp and sudden.Below me, the courtyard spun into focus and scream pierced the air then another and another.I barely registered the group of maids below, their hands flying to their mouths, their voices rising in panic.“Look out!”“She’s falling!”“Oh moon goddess—!”Their voices blurred together as my vision tunneled.CThe ground was right there and then I heard a crash. Something exploded through the air above me.Before I could even process it strong arms caught me. The impact knocked the breath from my lungs, but it wasn’t pain that followed, it was warmth.The world steadied and the falling stopped.My body pressed agai