The confession pulsed in the white-gold space between them!
This was the voice of someone who had watched a being they cared for suffer unimaginable loss, and who would do anything to prevent such tragedy from occurring again!
Anything.
Maybe even…Everything?
Noah's eyes shone brightly as he thought of many things.
He listened to this powerful being…one whose standing was among the greatest, with imposing calm.
His expression remained thoughtful as he absorbed every word, every nuance of meaning that colored her speech!
When she finished, he was about to shake his head, to deflect her questions with the same mysterious evasions he had employed thus far.
But in the next moment, Duke Gwendolyn's gaze changed with the suddenness of glory!
Her expression shifted from concerned inquiry to profound shock, her eyes widening as if she had just been told or shown something heavy!
