”Well, I’ve been telling you to do that for a while now, haven’t I?” Kyran replied softly. “And turn off the lights too. I’ll only be home in the wee hours of the morning, tops. Go ahead and get some rest before me.”

‘Early morning, then? Well, that’s enough time.’

Deirdre clutched the edge of her skirt tightly. “Don’t… work yourself too hard, okay? When everything’s finally over, we… We’ll move to Germia.”

“Yes, we will.” He let out a soft chuckle. “I’ll marry you there.”

Deirdre’s ears were still red and burning when the call ended, but she did not have the luxury of time to enjoy it. She marched to her closet and took out a dress. A simple touch-up with lipstick later, she let her hair down just as her phone alarm beeped.

She took her keys and hailed a cab. It hardly took her that much time—this was the moment when the city’s nightlife was starting. “To Sigh and Sea, please.”

Deirdre had a guess on what kind of establishment it could be, and it turned out to be just as she had