regard for Anielle is tied to his feelings for
you.”
The aging lord lowered himself into his
seat once more. “I wish you to know what
Anielle will face, should you fail to protect it.
I am willing to bargain, boy.” He chuckled.
“Though I know how well you hold up your
end of things.”
Chaol took the blow. “I am a rich man, and
need nothing you could offer me.”
“Nothing?” His father pointed to a trunk by
the window. “What about something more
priceless than gold?”
When Chaol didn’t speak, his father strode
for the trunk, unlocked it with a key from his
pocket, and flipped back the heavy lid.
Wheeling closer, Chaol peered at its contents.
Letters. The entire trunk was filled with
letters bearing his name in an elegant script.
“She discovered the trunk. Right before we
lily
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