Chapter 68

After Rex said his goodnights and departed, Rosie was left trembling and breathless as the shock of what she had done finally hit her, “I don’t know why I did that.”

Remembering what had happened as she walked back down to her room, a voice halted her outside the door of her room.

“Where were you? You seem happy about something.”

Looking at where the voice had come from, she nodded and then shrugged, “Squad leader Brend. I was upstairs with father. I’m just heading to bed now.” As she turned back to face her door once more, something out of the corner of her eye drew her attention back. “Why are you dressed for an outing? Going somewhere at this hour?”

Looking at his riding equipment and warm travelling coat draped over his shoulder, he grinned before shrugging smugly, “Not that it’s any of your business, but I’ve just returned from the garrison.”

Seeing a smugness more than usual in his body language piqued her interest. Brend was usually secretive when he left to send and receiv