Dating for love
His magic is gone. Hes dying. Youre a traitor to River Holt, to Gilliad and to your own kind. You would choose thesecreatures over us. You would attack your own home to gain his power. I see you for what you are now, Jeren. Just as he said I would. I should have known. He has never been wrong. No! his assailant yelled desperately. I saidrun. I can feel your approach like the coming of a storm, Jeren. His voice rolled over her, just as the darkness had done, smothering her inhis presence. Jeren let go, trusting in fate, destiny and her goddess. The one thing she knew for sure was Shan had come back for her. And maybe the future they had seen wouldnt happen. Maybe he looked too different, or maybe the Otherling marks upon him would fade in time. But it didnt matter, not now. Not anymore. 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. You can do it, said Doria, still hugging Pern and Jerryl to her side. Keep going. Are you seriously trying to defend her? Khain walked towards him, a curious frown passing like a ghost over his brow. Dont you realise who I am? But with the mind of a wolf, with the heart of a wolf. Even one so small. No, he hadnt thought at all. The door opened, and Gabriel entered, followed by Max. One look at Maxs face told me all I needed to know.I cant trust him anymore. Where the hell would he get a pig mask? asks Rowan, perplexed. It came out more bluntly than she might have wanted under more politic circumstances, but she didnt care. Jeren liked the looks the Holters cast Shan and Indarin less. None of them friendly. All the Feyna with her encountered hostility but it focused most keenly on her husband and his brother. It stung her to the soul. Wednesday, October 20, 1988 Back to pain. Back to fear. Back to all her doubts. Shan had to tear himself from her presence. He left her with his brother and waited outside, his back pressed to the wall, his legs coiled beneath him. Sweat coated his flesh and every instinct screamed him to go to her, to throw himself at her feet and worship her. Epilogue.