

Thoughts crashed through her mind in a confusion of thundering terror. In the flickering flashes, gray eyes were fixed on her. Lightning snaked along the bottoms of the clouds, lighting the room with a harsh glare. “I’ll do whatever you tell me to do for the rest of my life, but you must promise me that you will never tell”-Ribbons of lightning lit the room-“Richard…” You can never tell what just happened, what I just did with you.” Her hand tightened. In the darkness, she reached out and clutched his arm. She had to secure his silence in this before they left this place. As the winds had said, there was no doubt. She saw something out the window-a structure. With a sudden, close strike of lightning, Kahlan sat up straight. She thought about the guile she thought she had seen in Drefan’s eyes.

If Richard ever found out, he would never understand. Now, she was feeling worse by the moment. With Richard, she had felt wonderful afterward. She had never felt so dirty in her whole life as she suddenly did now. How could she so easily lose track of her heart? How could she find such pleasure from another man? What was she thinking? That took her thoughts back to Richard, because it was coming for him. The Temple of the Winds was coming-there was no doubt in her mind.
