Dating cousin by marriage

Did you catch him? she croaks. Cormac …, Killed somebody? Fethan was not the teacher Jeren would have wished. There was none of the respect and sharing she had enjoyed with Indarin. Though a tough teacher, Indarin had always been fair. Fethan was petty, resentful and callous. When she failed he mocked her, when she succeeded it wasnt enough. She hated him more with each sunset. I saw you looking, spits Daz, standing unsteadily by the table. Want a bit, do you? Shes cheap. Posh boy like you could afford her Im sure. Shed missed something, some small piece of the puzzle that had blocked the message of the painting, a tiny detail that stopped the realisation. No. Karens eyes misted, and she sniffled. Id protect her with my life. She laughed shakily. “Ill even buy her stilettos if she turns out short like me.” The air sparked with static, with the heightening sense of magic. Jeren felt its call, her blood quickening in response. A lump formed in her throat. Shan was within shouting distance, but hed never get there in time. Whatever the old man was doing felt dark, dangerous. So very wrong. But she didnt know. She simply didnt know. Somehow, I knew Max was in danger. As much as I want to catch Salyer and find my daughter, I couldnt let my partner down. 2 Hands caught him by his upper arms, dragging him to his feet.No. But they werent listening, wouldnt have paused even if they could. “No, Jeren.Please. He knelt at the survivors side, aware of her shallow breath, the feeble rise and fall of her chest. He hesitated before touching her—a Holtwoman and, judging by her delicately embroidered clothes, one of some standing. Silver threads depicting jasmine and ivy encircled her throat and wrists, sewn into the deep green velvet by an expert hand. Girl was probably wrong too. She looked old enough to be judged a young woman by the Holters terms. And a beautiful one at that, fine-boned and elegant. But to his people—the Fair Ones, the Feyna—most humans never reached an age where they would be considered adults. Until she gavehim a child? Shan almost recoiled. Only his training stopped him. Then one of them plucked at one of her braids, ready to undo it. No need. She didnt pause, not for a second. The lock clicked open, because she willed it to do so. He ran his long fingers down her cheek, their silky touch belying the strength she knew they held.Thank you, he told her solemnly. “With all my heart, thank you. Jeren shook her head, alone once more. Why Vertigern had insisted that they come along at all, she didnt know. They were neither wanted nor needed. She expected a Hollywood reaction: her mothers eyes flicking open, a hand shooting to the wound. Her mothers neck failed to gush and spray, but the blood flowed and spread, creeping through the bed sheets in a gory chromatography. Her eyes half opened, a disturbed sleeper, confused by the sudden interruption. Fingers found the opening and, now slick with blood, fluttered around the wet skin. Her mother released a long sigh, already appearing to go back to sleep..