Chapter 37

Lance rejuvenated enough to be coherent and conversational for a few days. As I watched the color return to his face, I began to feel encouraged.

Sadly, it was short lived.

He’d returned to his old self long enough to reassure me of the love that he had for me and to make sure that I knew that I was to move forward with my life. Reminding me of my magic and my ability to time travel, he struggled to get me to go over the running of the estate with him to be sure that I understood and could handle it on my own both in the past and in the future. I didn’t want to have that conversation with him,  but I eventually lamented and allowed him his say.

When he felt confident that I was prepared for the inevitable, he told me something that shocked me to my core.  He’d been Marduke’s prisoner since the night I’d learned that he intended to take me back to the past.  With the help of Killian to keep me occupied, Jason and his w