The Demon's Daughter by Emma Holly

Author:Emma Holly [Holly, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2004-02-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

As citizens of Ohram, we have a sacred responsibility to share our values with those in our care. If we forget this, we become no better than any other race of conquerors. God willing, we shall always be a nation people are proud to call home.

—Victoria Faen Aedlys, on signing the Avvar Accord, the first to allow Yamish immigration

The unaccustomed emotion of the night before must have knocked Adrian out. By the time he opened his eyes the following morning, the sun was high. He looked over his shoulder to the opposite side of the bed. His heart sank. Roxanne was gone.

And the house was unnaturally quiet.

Delaying the inevitable, he washed, then donned his rumpled clothes. He couldn’t remember throwing them into the corner. Fortunately, his coat would hide the damage until he got home.

Rubbing his aching temple with the heel of one palm, he clumped up the back stairs to the fourth floor. As he’d feared, the rest of the house was empty.

They’d left a basket of rolls on the kitchen table. For him, he supposed, though he couldn’t bring his unworthy self to eat them. He’d hurt her. He’d said “I love you” when he’d had no right. Worse, he’d made it clear he immediately wanted to take it back. No wonder she’d disappeared without a word.

Sighing heavily, he took one last look around and left.

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