Caleb's POV

The moment we passed beyond Shadowfang's borders, I felt the weight lifting from my shoulders like a cloak I'd been wearing for so long I'd forgotten it was there.

No guards. No titles. No eyes watching our every move.

Just two people on horseback, riding toward something unnamed and beautiful.

Verity rode beside me on a dappled mare, her hair braided simply down her back, dressed in plain traveling clothes that made her look like any other young woman on the road. No gowns, no ...