The gods promised Yancey Vale a husband. She waited three years to marry the High Priest, only to find that all his tenderness was reserved for her sister. Given a second life, Yancey turns down the match, leaves it to her sister, and marries into the imperial family of Evermere. Only after she stops looking back does the High Priest realize what he’s lost. He’s willing to cross kingdoms to find her. She’s already chosen where she belongs.
