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

It was a trick. Nathan knew now. Jim had known all along the choice Nathan would make, that he wouldn’t be able to kill Sasha and that Sasha, after this, would see no other way out.


Nathan couldn’t let Sasha give in. He couldn’t allow this to go the way Jim wanted. But he couldn’t do anything, couldn’t move or speak for all the pain.


He saw Sasha nod, unable to look at Nathan beside him and see the damage he had inflicted. Jim stood and reached out to Sasha then. And damn everything…because Sasha accepted.


There was no here, there was onlythere. Nathan could see it when he closed his eyes, when he opened them—everywhere. This was the illusion, this far worse torture, something that promised peace but never gave him more than the meagerest taste of it.


Chapter 16