Chapter 365

• Thirteen Months Later
• "You could be over here with your true mate, enjoying the shade and a glass of chilled wine. But no-violence wins out, as always." I let out a dramatic sigh, popping a grape into my mouth as I watched Leonardo from across the training grounds. His porcelain skin glistened with sweat, the sun catching on the taut muscles of his back and shoulders as he moved.
• I let my gaze linger for a moment. "Well, I suppose the view isn't the worst."