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?” Sasha’s voice was close behind him.


Nathan’s chest ached and he tried to keep walking away, tried to avoid how much it hurt to remember what he had done.


But Sasha’s voice sounded so broken, “Nathan, please,” as lost and as hurt as Nathan felt, only Sasha’s pain was Nathan’s fault


Stopping just before the door to the bathroom, Nathan reached out and clutched the doorframe to steady himself, his knees weak, almost shaking. He looked back over his shoulder and saw all the anguish on Sasha’s face like a blow to his chest.


“I kinda wanna…hold you all night,” Nathan said hoarsely. “Maybe I wanna do more. But I don’t want you thinking it’s for the same reasons as the other night. I want you for you. I need you. I’ve missed you so damn much. Because the Veil was Hell without you, baby. The Veil was Hell withyou,” Nathan tried to smile off that twisted truth, “but believe me…herewithout you is worse.”


Chapter 45