“I must not look away. I have to watch until the end…and make sure the count is unharmed.”Bianca’s concerns regarding the jousting tournament drive a wedge between the married couple, despite their burgeoning feelings for each other—especially when one of the commanders proves that her worries are justified! For Zachary, however, there is more at stake than anybody realizes. With Bianca’s former minstrel lover and Prince Jacob boldly approaching his wife in public, Zachary is determined to show these pests just how he earned the title of the Count of Blood and Iron, proving once and for all that he alone is worthy of being Bianca’s husband!
