Chapter 37 Deals Among Dragons

• Kael
• I wake in one of Ashton’s sprawling guest rooms in the early hours of the morning. It’s a clear day, for once. Sunlight drifts through the arching windows lining the entire far wall, making the creamy white tiles glow as I sit up, running my hand down my face. I groan into my hand, cursing myself for giving into Ashton’s wine and the feast. I didn’t dream last night, which feels like a night wasted.
• I don’t have much time to spend feeling disappointed, if not desperate, about it. I dress quickly, running my fingers through my hair to tame the curls before striding out into his maze of a palace. Women dressed in silken finery pass me with smug, seductive smiles, batting their eyelashes at me. Ashton offered to find me some company last night, but I refused. I admit, in another time, another circumstance, I would have given in.