"Why won’t you accept any of my gifts? Are they not to your liking? What do you want? If it’s not in the palace, I can have it brought from elsewhere. There must be something that…" Azura stood up from his seat and began walking toward her.

As much as he wanted to be angry, her mere presence made him breathe with satisfaction.

"I don’t want jewelry, dresses, fabric, gold, or silver. Don’t bring me anything else because I won’t accept it," Aysling declared firmly, standing in the middle of the o