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

The crowd started to shift, that din beginning to rise again as the seals looked amongst the people around them for scapegoats.


“Just hold on! Everyone calm down!” Nathan tried to yell, but it was already getting too loud too fast, drowning him out.


He could see Ula and her friends in one corner, the tall fire elemental the most garishly visible, trying to sneak away, but there were seals already watching her. Nathan saw everything about to unravel, saw just how easily it would erupt into chaos.


Then the first seal acted, charging the fire fae, to which she immediately responded to defend herself, summoning a wave of flames seemingly out of nothing that quickly engulfed his clothing. Nathan waited for the Gatehouse wards to kick in…and then remembered they no longer worked.


“They’ve lowered the Gatehouse defenses!” someone yelled. “It’s a trap!”


No, that wasn’t true. It was because of the changes in the Veil.


Chapter 142