Throne of Flames
that never cried. The palace, lit with torches
the table, untouched. The wine in his goblet was full.
ghts wer
Her betrayal rang fresh in his memories, a
now what to
ck came at
it creaked open-and ente
all draped in silk, bare shoulders glowing u
stepping forward, "you
the side, whispering, "Let us re
s lips, while Eshara knelt before
n't move
ng to drown his o
r whispers, their hunger-they wrapped around him like
the candles died, and their la
, in the serv
sat s
d had been brought since morning. Her stomach twisted in