Where the Wind Chime Die

When Nick Carter dies on a diplomatic mission to the frontier, his adoptive sister Zoe is consumed by grief and makes a desperate bargain, pledging her own life so that he may be restored and live a long, successful future. Her sacrifice seems to work, but on the first day of the customary week of mourning she learns that Nick, now miraculously alive, has already turned his attention to another woman. Zoe is left heartbroken, facing the devastating truth of what her devotion has bought.