Nathan Grier returns from the Veil a changed man. The consequences of his time with Malak, the dark sidhe king, and the deal made to free him may be more than he can bear.<br><br>The weakening of the Veil and new enemies foretell of a greater battle still ahead. With Nathan’s brother Jim now an Awakened changeling, and Nathan’s role in Malak’s plans finally revealed, Nathan’s love for fae hunter and incubus Sasha Kelly may not be enough to save him after all.

Sidhe

“Nathan?” It was Jim, hand on the door as he peeked inside the bathroom. “You know…you don’t have to do this now. If you want to take another day…” He trailed to give Nathan the chance to take the out.


But he couldn’t. If he did then he might never step foot outside that room again. “I’m okay. You guys go ahead. I’ll be right down.”


“You sure?” Sasha asked, his disembodied voice coming from beyond Jim.


“Yeah. Yeah, go ahead. I just…” Nathan couldn’t stop staring at his reflection. “I just need a sec.” And Jim and Sasha agreed because they didn’t want to push him anywhere but in the direction he wanted to go. Only Nathan didn’t know where that was. So he took his second, his minute,five. Any longer and they would be back to get him.


Staring pained into his own eyes, Nathan felt immediate hatred boil up inside him. What happened, what he had been through and done, it wasn’t real. But itwas, and what would they think of him if they knew? If they knew how easily he had been broken?


Chapter 7