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Jacqueline gave him a gentle, reassuring smile and seemed to suck some small measure of tension away. She leaned up, her lips brushing his briefly as her fingers stilled against his cheek. “I wish I could do more.” “Later,” he … Continue reading →

“You look like you’ve been through a wringer,” Jacqueline said softly as Phelan ducked into the small room where Thordin slept, pale and still as death. “I feel like I was,” Phelan murmured, staring at his friend before his gaze … Continue reading →

“But the war—that didn’t happen, right?” I smiled sadly, glancing sidelong at Carolyn. “It did,” I said softly. “Though not the way they wanted or expected.” Neve inclined her head. “She’s right. The war did come. It was a terrible, … Continue reading →

Phelan held my gaze for a long moment before he tore his eyes away, focusing on his cousin. “Well,” he said slowly. “Get on with it, then. Finish it.” He sank down beside me, sitting cross-legged and frowning. Neve’s eyes … Continue reading →

Awkward silence reigned over our little group as they all stared at me. My chest was tight, heart giving an uncomfortable squeeze, but I knew that what I’d said was true—more true than any of them could ever know. Maybe … Continue reading →

I closed my eyes. For a moment, I was almost there, back in that time, back in Brighíd’s skin as she learned that her brother had been betrayed by men he dared to call friend. I knew the feel of … Continue reading →

“While the riders gathered for the hunt, Ciar was approached by one of his brother druids, who told him that they were going to be holding a ceremony at an old ritual site not far from where the hunt was … Continue reading →

Carolyn blinked, looking between me and Neve for a moment. She shook her head after a moment. “I didn’t realize.” “I know,” I said. “I wouldn’t even know parts of the tale if not for…well. For the whole reborn souls … Continue reading →

Neve gave me a long, silent look before she sighed, smiling wryly and shaking her head. “Well, I guess if you want to know, you want to know.” She tilted her face back toward the clouds and sky again, the … Continue reading →