Dilana stepped forward. "You forgot to mention what a spoiled, ungrateful bitch Sharon is."

"You're just jealous," Verchiel said. "Eli doesn't pretend to keep his fledgling as a true lover, only a body of convenience, but you like to pretend that Zeke is more. Pity he doesn't really feel that way."

A cloud of sand swirled. Dilana was suddenly in front of Verchiel, clutching him by the front of his shirt, the point of his sword pressed against her throat.

"I ...