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

“What did you give up?” Nathan demanded. “What did you trade to bring me back like this?!”


Sasha’s mouth quivered, his eyes looking damp again like they hadn’t been dry in a week. “Nate…please…”


The lights flickered again, threatening to go out.


Eyes downcast for a moment, Sasha finally looked up again, and when he held Nathan’s gaze, he didn’t waver. “That night, after Malak touched you, you were gone. I knew that. But I…I couldn’t accept it. Malak didn’t vanish right away, he was still standing there, and…and I rushed up to him, I begged, I pleaded with him that there had to be something he would take in exchange for giving you back. I said I’d give him anything. He liked the sound of that. So he said…he said he’d be willing to take you only for a week if I gave him one thing.”


At the back of his mind, Nathan came to realize what that one thing had to be even before Sasha said it.


Chapter 17