Lion's Bride
““Where are you going?” Selene asked, wide-awake. “It must be the middle of the night.”
Kadar shook his head ruefully as he stopped and turned to face her. She had been watching him all evening; he should have known she was only pretending to slumber. “Go back to sleep. I’ll return soon.”
She raised herself on one elbow. “If they don’t catch you.”
He raised his brows. “I beg pardon? Sinan gives me free run of the fortress.”
She sat up in bed, her cotton robe a white blur in the darkness. “I don’...t want you to go.”
“You’ll be quite safe. If you’re disturbed, run down the hall to Thea and Ware.”
“You think I fear for myself?” she asked fiercely. “I’m not such a coward.”
“I must go.” He started to turn away.
“Not two,” she said. “One is dangerous, two would be folly.”
He went still. Then he turned back to her, waiting.
“It’s not Sinan’s assassins who kill one of Kemal’s men each night. It’s you.”
“Is it?”
“It’s part of the game you play with Sinan.MoreLess
Kadar shook his head ruefully as he stopped and turned to face her. She had been watching him all evening; he should have known she was only pretending to slumber. “Go back to sleep. I’ll return soon.”
She raised herself on one elbow. “If they don’t catch you.”
He raised his brows. “I beg pardon? Sinan gives me free run of the fortress.”
She sat up in bed, her cotton robe a white blur in the darkness. “I don’...t want you to go.”
“You’ll be quite safe. If you’re disturbed, run down the hall to Thea and Ware.”
“You think I fear for myself?” she asked fiercely. “I’m not such a coward.”
“I must go.” He started to turn away.
“Not two,” she said. “One is dangerous, two would be folly.”
He went still. Then he turned back to her, waiting.
“It’s not Sinan’s assassins who kill one of Kemal’s men each night. It’s you.”
“Is it?”
“It’s part of the game you play with Sinan.MoreLess
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