Chapter 965 A Holy Kiss

• Just then, three sharp knocks crashed against the door—bang, bang, bang—splitting the hush of the night wide open.
• Reaching out with a thread of divine thought, Finneas found Aneira, the Holy Maiden of Alkaid Shrine, waiting on the threshold. What is Aneira doing here at this hour? With a flick of his wrist, the lock clicked free, and the door swung inward.
• "I hope I'm not intruding." Aneira glided inside, every step measured and silent. She wore a pale-pink nightdress, freshly donned after bathing. Damp hair clung to her shoulders; her oval face bore no makeup, soft and radiant like a lotus rising from clear water.