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

“Nice, huh?” Jim came up beside Sasha, stroking a hand up the side of the open door. “Never knew about this thing until Alex told us, but apparently this…panic roomis great for keeping out fae.” He toed the area just in front of the door where runes drawn over the surface had been broken. “Break the lines first and close the door later, though, and it’s even better for keeping faein.”


The three of them laughed in chorus. It was a terrible sound in its unity.


Jim and Sasha parted so that Nathan could step up closer, taking point between them. Puck actually looked scared now, knowing he had no way out, nowhere to go, and no more clever tricks. Walter felt a great sympathy for him.


He noticed Solrin hanging back by the stairs, looking actually a bit affronted by all this, apparently not in on the trio’s ruse, and finally showing on his face how left out he felt now that Nathan had his true Generals at his side.


Chapter 173