<blockquote>Pharyn Heir Lorelei Steddart sits at the conference table where she will negotiate her marriage. In front of her is a leather folder filled with notes, assumptions, expectations. There are no photos. No dossiers. She should be afraid for her future, but it’s hard to focus; even her nerves can’t pierce through the dull wrap of grief that has swaddled tight around her for the past six months.</blockquote>
➤ this is so interesting and I love it. Apparently it's “a modified excerpt from an in-progress work" so maybe someday I might get to read more of it?????? stands alone as is though too!
