Where Ashes and Oaths Collide
he stopped in front of a set of heavy oak doors, his hand hovering near the latch.
“I can’t lose her,” Luz said, more to himself than to Lady Escuridade. “Not after everything.” He turned the handle slowly. The room beyond was bathed in soft candlelight. The scent of lavender and woodsmoke hung in the air, and there, sitting by the hearth, was Amelia. She looked smaller, here, stripped of the chaos of the city, or the terror of the marching army. “She is safe,” Lady Escuridade reassured him. “And she will remain so as long as she is with you.” Luz’s hand dropped from the doorframe. He did not look at Lady Escuridade. He could not. His amber eyes were fixed on Amelia, and for a long moment, h
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