The Pirate and the Amber Cat 39

Chapter 39. Final Chapter

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"Cortleno," Suili breathed as he stepped out from the balcony shadows.

"Hello, Suili." He returned her smile. "You look well."

For a moment she only stared, the expression fixed on her face. "So do you," she finally said. "I, I can't believe you're here."

He laughed, a sound she had missed the past week. "I'm not going to hold you captive again, if that's what you're thinking."

"It wasn't." She looked warily into the bedroom and back at him. "You're taking a terrible chance, Cortleno."

He glanced into the room also, his eyes resting on the bed. His attention turned back to her. "You're not married yet."

"You can tell by looking at my room?" she asked suspiciously, watching his slow grin.

"No. I was here last night."