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

She immediately started spitting at him like a cat on the attack, frozen in her spot in the doorway as if to ward him off. Did she not recognize him, he wondered at first. But he had never seen her react like that to someone before. Not even when she had been wary of Jim.


Then the awful truth struck Nathan: she knew what the others didn’t. She knew what he had become while he was gone, the terrible things he had done…


“Wally, stop that, it’s just Nathan,” Sasha said sternly, breezing past him to scoop the animal into his arms. She allowed him to pick her up but didn’t relax, hair still sticking up, eyes on Nathan, a low growl in her throat. “Wally,” Sasha said again, “it’s Nathan. You know Nathan.”


But not this Nathan, Nathan thought. Nathanbarely knew this Nathan.


Chapter 10