CHAPTER 40

Rusk glanced up, startled, as the tent door flapped open admitting a swirl of shadows that dimmed the small lantern on his table. Amid the darkened mass stood the one woman that had the power to stop his breath and send his heart hammering at the same time.

Gods she was beautiful, even with the disconcerting shadows that trailed her. For a moment, all he could do was stare. Her wild tangle of aub