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Authors: Viola Grace

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"This was found in Orala's effects." She handed over a leather-bound book with the Warder crest on it. "I believe it is yours now."

Alethea took the book and opened it.

"Orala always had this with her. She said it was my mother's plan for revenge."

Phailin looked at her curiously. "Didn't you ever read it?"

"She said I wasn't worthy to read it." She shrugged, "And besides, I can't read."

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"That we will take care of as soon as I take you home. There is a school in the town I live in; everyone is welcome." Rhys spoke quickly to cover the looks of dismay that filled the faces around her. "I am confident you will learn in no time at all."

Celestyn also came to her rescue. "That still leaves the matter of celebrating your union. A Warder party is traditional. Will you host it in your town?"

"Cely..." Kesler began.

"Yes, of course. A proper celebration of our union by her clan is a wonderful idea." Rhys sounded relieved it would be that simple. His people loved a good party. Kesler sighed deeply; then a grin lit his features.

"There is nothing proper about it. I will alert the other clans, and we will hold a Choosing."

* * * *

"A Choosing?" Rhys's voice sounded weak—he had heard about those. He would need to lay in reinforcements. Fortunately, there were quite a few dragons looking for women of power.

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Epilogue

"Your relatives are insane. It took them two months to put this together, and now they have overrun the town!" Rhys paced in his effort to calm down.

"It will be over soon. The Choosing starts tomorrow." She was distracted. Her lessons in reading were going fairly well, spurred on by the notes with interesting suggestions he hid in her primer. Making the words more complicated with every page, he performed anything she could read. Last night he had
"Covered her breasts with honey, and
licked her from head to toe."
She was proud of her accomplishments—she grinned wickedly—and of his. She was stuck on his current note.

"I didn't know I had so many relatives." She smiled at him. The problem wasn't her relatives. The problem was the men the other clans had sent to try and gain the favor of the Warders. Djinn, dwarves, elves, healers, shamans, werewolves and the dragons had all sent males to try and win the affections of these powerful women. Rhys wished he could warn them about what they were getting in to, but every time he saw his wife's smiling face all the words went right out of his head.

She laughed outright now. Genuine amusement rippled through her with every little thing, and he loved it. Especially in bed. Making love to a laughing woman was a challenge he was more than ready to try over and over again. Especially when she was on top.

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The dagger that contained the curse Orala had laid on her was in their custody, as they knew how dangerous the artifact could be. Orala's Dagger would be a burden for their family to bear, and based on the tracing of blue around Alethea's neck, their family would be here soon enough. She cleared her throat and spoke in measured cadences.
"I
want tie you to the bed, tease you with feathers and eat a
meal off your belly?"
She blinked owlishly. "Was that right?" He gave her a feral grin. "Yes. Now, let's find out if you can study for your spelling test while I use the feathers." She began to laugh again, and he carried her over his shoulder to their bedroom, despite her half-hearted struggles. He flipped her giggling onto the bed.

Her blouse had fallen open, the lacings loosened by her weak struggles. He eyed the soft mounds of her flesh in anticipation. Her eyes glowed in sensual welcome. What would he tell the hopefuls? That being married to a Warder was the best decision of his life. 88

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A compulsive crafter and sucker for a 'happily ever after', I spend my time avoiding anything related to housework. My hobbies have included needlework, metalwork, henna tattoos and costume design. Oh yeah, and writing. I love to write. A rabid sci-fi buff and nerd to the core. If you are connected to the Internet, take a moment to rate this eBook by going back to your bookshelf at www.fictionwise.com.

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