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Lilly shook her head at the warlock King She knew that nothing she could say would help it make sense to him There were no words to tell his so that she could help him endure these burdens In the brief time she had known hi on him It was a lot, even for one with shoulders as broad as his, to bear for so long Wasn’t that what a mate was for? Okay yes, she was still on the fence about the , but she knew that she cared about him and she didn’t want to see hi when the time came to make a decision

"Fine, I won’t worry about it" She finally told hile brow at her, "That’s it? You aren’t going to growl and snarl at ht growl to her voice in hopes that it would bring about that devastating smile he had, that she loved so much She wasn’t disappointed

Cynthem of her presence

Cypher looked back at the Fae "I have no intention of helping the witch, but Ithe Veil or Lilly’s life then I will have to open the Veil and hopefully get it closed before too onna happen" Lilly said, shaking her head, "you aren’t going to sacrifice the safety of the world, or rown and reat life, though not a very long one, but that’s okay I won’t let you choose ed her when he responded "Well, it’s a good thing it isn’t up to you then"

Cyn spoke before Lilly could respond "Peri wants you to open the Veil"

Cypher pushed off fro before thelory He towered over the Fae guard, who looked rather small when compared to Cypher

"What did you say?" Cypher’s voice was low and threatening

Cyn didn’t blink, didn’t step back, or cringe the way most smart people, who valued their lives, would have She simply answered his question

"She wants you to open the Veil"

Chapter 2

"I think of you When darkness swirls around me like a turbulent storm, when the very breath I take seems to tax my soul, when despair is my constant shadow; I think of you I hear your voice, I smell your scent, and I feel your skin upon my own Your pain is h all hope see only despair, still, I think of you" ~ Sally

Darkness enveloped her She couldn’therself to What she could feel was pain, panic, fear, anger, hate, rage, andto her Jacque tried to think back to what her last h the forest and then she had walked into a pond Bloody hell she thought, I walked into a freaking pond? She re it was the best idea she had ever had and just knew that if she went into the water she would find peace Well that plan was shot to hell Fane was gone, he was hurting, and she couldn’t reach hih their bond, but she couldn’t talk to him

She couldn’t open her eyes, couldn’t talk, but she could breathe That was a good thing right? She was trying to think about the positive, but the more she felt Fane’s despair, the further away the positive slipped frorasp

Jacque could even hear her friends’ voices She had heard Jen’s declaration to kick Mona’s ass and had wanted to join in the howl, had felt her wolf perk up, but she was just as paralyzed as Jacque She re her voice to speak and that had flat out pissed her off and she had pushed with everything left inside her to get the witch out of her y and for a while, she felt like she was drifting further fro into the shadoorld But, she refused to drift off into the eo quietly, not as long as drew breath, not as long as her heart puh her frozen body

She knew Mona had done so that Rachel, Peri, and Sally could figure out a way to fix it Jacque needed to be able to help theer their mates could last in the hell Mona had sent the before the state of their an to affect them, and if theiroff into the dark forest They had been walking for what seeh it had ht had not yet fallen Clouds continually blocked the sun and winter see to the land as the evil that Mona eaving continued to take over more and more of their world Sally wondered if others noticed if the hu of the supernatural world, picked up on the evil that was bleeding into the world Evil beyond what they had could have ever iined

Sally knew that Alina had explained to them that the bonds with their mates wouldn’t work in the In-Between, but she felt Costin She couldn’t communicate with hi, but she wouldn’t wish it away Sally would rather feel so at all She wondered if he could feel her, if he knew that she was seeking a way to get him back Did he truly knohat he an to doubt herself, doubt the bond between them She felt so inadequate to be his mate Costin was so confident, so funny, full of life, and she felt so bland next to his for her, continually telling her how much he loved her, and she would shy away, like a child Her head fell forward into her hands as she felt the weight of reality fall onto her like a cloak It covered her in doubt, fear, and she felt despair like she had never known

"Sally," she heard the gentle voice behind her and turned to see Alina standing there Strong, secure, sure Alina How could Sally even dream that she could be that kind of mate to Costin

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