Chương 173: Chapter 47: Hidden Secrets

The firelight flickered across the stone walls of the

castle, casting long, shifting shadows that danced in the dim light. James lay

back in the large bed, the covers tousled around him as Lynara curled beside

him, her fiery blue hair cascading over his chest. Her breath was slow and

even, her hand resting gently against his side, the heat from their earlier

passionate encounter still lingering in the air.

James stared up at the ceiling, his mind drifting in and out

of a haze of satisfaction and contemplation. Lynara's intensity was something

he had never quite experienced before, and the connection they had forged felt

powerful, almost primal. Yet, as his body relaxed, his mind turned to something

else, something that had stirred deep within him as they made love, something

old and forgotten.

He gently untangled himself from Lynara's embrace, careful