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left, I wasn’t steeped in
despair as my mother was.”
    He flicked the reins to keep the cows
moving. “Have any of your people ever loved a second time?”
    Her heart raced at his words. She refused to
look at him for fear the hope in her eyes would give her away. “I
don’t know,” she finally answered.
    “ They were too distraught,”
he said. “It’s understandable.”
    She drew in a shaky breath. Up until the
moment she had first seen Grayson, she had thought her body blind
to the desires men offered.
    Suddenly, he turned and
looked at her. “Do you think you’ll find another man you might
someday want to be with?”
    Her mind swirled with
possibilities. She had never even thought to take another man to
her bed, never had expected to want to. Except, that’s all she’d been able to think
about lately.
    “ Anything is possible,” she
said and forced her gaze away.
    She tried to swallow but found her mouth
dry. Grayson was the temptation her mother had always warned her
about. He was the man who would haunt her dreams, waking and
sleeping.
    He was the one man she would do anything to
be with.
    And she’d been fool enough to put her fate
in his hands.

Chapter Ten
     
     
    After Adrianna’s response,
Grayson lapsed into silence. He’d expected her to answer with a
firm ”never”. Instead, she’d said there was a possibility. It had
him reeling. He refused to put himself in the same situation Drogan
was in. There was nothing in heaven or on earth that could bond him
with a woman who was cursed.
    He had never thought to have a family of his
own but, if he ever did, he would damn sure be around to see the
children grow. Besides, he didn’t expect there to be a woman whom
he could want to spend the rest of his life with.
    Not that it mattered. He would die soon, of
that he was certain.
    When they stopped at noon to eat, Milosh
motioned him over. Grayson jumped from the cart and reached for
Adrianna. There was no way he was going to miss holding her for a
few moments, even if he was torturing himself.
    His hands spanned her small waist as his
gaze met her pale blue eyes. The sun broke through the clouds to
shine upon her golden locks.
    “ You’re being summoned,”
she said with a grin. “Best not keep Milosh waiting.”
    Grayson grunted and set her
down on the ground. He was sure Milosh wanted to have another talk
with him about Adrianna. The big Romanian wasn’t going to let
Adrianna go easily.
    “ Aye,” Grayson said as he
walked to Milosh.
    Milosh leaned against his cart. “We will
come upon a village before nightfall. Usually we continue on.”
    His gaze narrowed on the gypsy. “Why are you
telling me this?”
    “ In case you wish to
stop.”
    Grayson ran a hand down his face. “Indeed, I
do. Since I’ve lost my horse, weapons and armor, I’m in need of
more.”
    Milosh nodded and moved to walk away.
    “ Wait,” Grayson stopped
him. “Why are you asking my opinion?”
    The gypsy looked over
Grayson’s shoulder. “Because it’s what Drina would want me to do.
You cannot battle these men without weapons, and we have none to
give you.”
    “ Thank you.” Grayson was
cautious by nature, but maybe he needed to learn to give a little
trust sometimes.
    Milosh bowed his head. “No need. I do this
for Drina. I want her safe.”
    “ And she will
be.”
    “ I expect so,” the leader
said before he walked away.
    Grayson chuckled and turned to find Adrianna
watching him.
    She had such fire, such spirit that it
fairly glowed within her. Life had dealt her a cruel blow with her
lover leaving and her son dying, yet here she stood ready to look
death in the face. All to help him.
    How she could think to live her life in
solitude, never letting her beautiful body be loved by another man
didn’t make sense to him. She was passionate by nature, and it was
that passion that gave her a zest for life few would ever know. He
was envious of her in that moment.
    Despite the curse, despite her loss,