Chapter 57 - How Long?

It's been a couple of months since Tyler came back from his mission. They have totally purged their ranks from traitors and utterly vanquished the uprising rebellion.

He brought Jade to the victory party thrown by General Max.

She was looking at the man surrounded by his comrades not far from her.

Tonight Tyler was forbiddingly handsome in full evening attire and a blue cravat. And he moved and conversed with the same charismatic ease that he appeared to do in everything.

She found herself thinking. Perhaps I’ll consider it, just for a moment, in a purely hypothetical sense. Tyler Zimmerman and me, no more divorce.

Color spread across her face when she was caught by Tyler staring at him as if he knew what was going on with her mind.

He surveyed her with his hazel eyes, a playful smile tilting the corners of his lips.

Jade took a sharp breath, her heart lurch at each step Tyler took, advancing toward her.

"Hey," he slid his hand around her waist and pulled her gently closer to