His teary eyes met hers, and he put his hand over his heart. “I had to touch you. To hear your voice just once, Rohi.” 

He grasped her hand and rubbed his fingers over them. “But now, I want more.”

Her shoulders pitched up and down, and she lost focus of the entire world as the Fates wove their magic around them. “What’s happening to me? Are you using some kind of spell on me?”

“I could do nothing to harm you.” His body hovered against hers as he glanced down at her lips. “I’m your mate.”  

Queen of Ruin

The bed dipped down as Haldir shoved his knee on it, and he lowered Tessa on the sheet. After he covered her shoulders with the blanket, he glanced at Teddy as he sat on the edge of the bed facing the wall. “Have you been able to reach her yet?”


The crushing sensation began in his head and radiated through his body as Teddy’s mind got sucked into a dark room. 


On the edge of that cliff she always teetered on, Tessa stared over the side as she swung back and forth and hummed out a song he couldn’t place. After he snapped his fingers in front of her, he tapped on her shoulder. “Are you done yet, Tess?” 


He blinked out of his trance when she didn’t answer him and shook his head no. “I can see her now, but she isn’t ready to talk yet.” His back jerked as he huffed out his mouth and shook his head. “You’re not going to believe this shit, but I think she’s dancing.”


Chapter 9 THE SAFE HOUSE