Through Twilight, Into Dawn

Summary

After years of backbreaking work, I'd finally scraped together a small fortune—enough gold to fill my palm ten times over.

Once I bought the Sunstone Amulet from the pawnshop, Alaric and I could finally go home.

But Alaric, in the dead of night, stole all the money.

The very next morning, he returned, leading a woman of exquisite beauty, delicate and graceful as a blossom.

He said, "Seraphina has endured such a tragic past; I simply couldn't stand by and do nothing."

I glanced at my own slightly creased woolen gown, then at the sumptuous brocade gown the woman wore.