Raven already had a lot on his mind. There was the meeting this afternoon, Zerra’s desperation to see him, and the fact that Raicko was now dealing with the fallout of it all. That should have been enough to keep him busy, but then there was Azzmi, constantly pulling his attention back to her.

After they stepped into his sister’s store, Azzmi seemed completely focused on whatever jewelry she was looking at, but Raven couldn’t help but notice her. As she leaned forward, he couldn’t ...