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

But he knew he couldn’t have everything he wanted.


Slowly, Jim turned his head, his body still facing the door like he didn’t dare open himself up to Nathan any more than he had. He smiled but the expression was fractured.


“I just want you to be happy, Nate. But it’d be nice if you believed in yourself a little more sometimes. I wanted to be just like you when we were kids.” He paused, and for a moment Nathan wondered if Jim would leave things there. But then Jim smiled a little wider, a littler truer, and finished, “There was a reason for that,” before he slipped out the door.   32


Nathan should have expected the call when it came. He really should have. But her voice still caught him by surprise.


“Are you really this much of an idiot?”


Chapter 126