Nyrissa barely heard the door click behind her over the pounding of her heart. Ryan stood only a few feet away, and his beautiful eyes were burning as he looked her over.

"So you got some new outfits as well?" Ryan asked quietly.

Nyrissa nodded. "Quentin insisted. I hope that is alright?"

"Of course, Nyrissa. You are our wife. Everything that is ours is yours. Especially if you're going to be the mother to our children. I told you that you would get a stipend." ...