Chapter 487 - Encounter

Brantley continued to stare at her as she held Ileus on his broom, until she disappeared in the night sky beyond. She looked like a meteor, against the dazzling stars of the black night. She outshone the moon. An emotion choked in his throat and he stayed there for a long time before heading back in the palace. After their marriage this was the first time she had separated from him and he already felt a hole in his heart, a longing gnawing him at present. While walking to his room, through the open doors, he noticed Dawn standing in the meeting chamber. She looked forlorn and was turning her wedding band around her fingers. Both of them were in the same situation and yet he knew that none of them would speak about how they felt with their mates gone on such an important mission. They would endure it…