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The hter than Sean’s mate-claim or the claim Jared had tried to put on her It was a bond of Andrea’s own er or fear, Andrea’s heart spread warh her She wrapped her ar herself in his heat, feeling joy

CHAPTER TWELVE

The sas calling to her

Andrea lay still in theSean’s ar her in his sleep

The words weren’t English They were liquid sounds, flowing like e of Faerie, or the Celtic or Gaelic that Shifters from Ireland and Scotland knew She wasn’t even certain that what she heard was a language at all

The sas downstairs still, yet she had no doubt that the whispers that snaked into her h practical Andrea knew sound had no color This one seemed to

Andrea carefully slid out fro as her skin met the cold air Sean frowned in his sleep as she left the bed, but he didn’t wake

Andreathe house was ehts to betray her to anyone walking by outside

The sas in the living roo cross in its plain sheath The runes on the sheath and hilt glowed faintly in the ht

The whispers increased as Andrea approached, the sounds more rapid Andrea folded her arms across her chest, certain she didn’t want to touch it

Bring it to me, the Fae man had said He’d stood out there under the trees, tall and beautiful in his shiyou will ever do

The arrogant Fae had been surprised when Andrea had put her hands on her hips, cocked her head, and said, And why should I believe you?

For an instant, he’d shown his rage, fury that a mere half-Fae woman would disobey hiave life to you Your hter

The shock of his words had dried her mouth, but Andrea shook her head Weak card, Fae-ive you the sword My father was a complete bastard who deserted my mother because he didn’t care about anyone but hiazed at her with Fae-dark eyes, black in his pale face I had to leave The ti And now, you

You’ve been co to me in my dreams, and now you clai to obey you, you’re a complete fool

To her surprise, the Fae had smiled Ah, Andrea You are so like your mother He reached for her Her death took the heart out of me, child Perhaps you could put it back