It had been a beautiful wedding! Anko glowed with happiness! Toshio had the self-satisfied look of a man who'd just secured a major victory. Azuki supposed he had, for Anko was now his wife, formally and publicly. His future and that of his children was secure as Lord Eitaro's heir, better positions than they would otherwise have had, for though he came from a good family, as a younger son he had no inheritance. Moreover, the coal-mining consortium was set to prosper. Azuki ...