Chapter 98 Shall We Continue Tonight?

Of course.

She was utterly guileless, understanding nothing. What had he been expecting?

A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched his lips. "Very well."

Oriana promptly disappeared into the kitchen.

...

Evander's abdominal pain had kept him unconscious for much of the day. By evening, the worst of it had finally subsided.

Following the royal physician's instructions, he was allowed simple, easi