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

“Sure,” Nathan said. “You gotta have some good stories, right? How about…ugliest broad you ever hunted. And don’t leave out the details.” He leaned over the table and winked. Know your enemy, Nathan figured, much as he hoped on Dave and Walter and everything else holy in his life that Solrin never became that.


After a few moments of gaping, then another handful of quiet contemplation, Solrin’s mouth twitched. “Well…have you ever encountered a harpy before?” he asked with that rare, playful tone. “Thoseare ugly.”


As Solrin elaborated on his tale of a harpy in its true form, Nathan practically busted a gut—especially since he’d had firsthand experience with one himself. He was about to insist the guy show him how it was even possible to behead something with a pickaxe when another early riser joined them in the bar.


Of course Nathan was all smiles as he spotted the rumpled and sleep-deprived looking librarian.


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