Caught in the cusp of eternity, a tug of war between father and son, my past revisited, my emotions pulled in opposite directions. Revenge is often a catalyst to murder, but to witness such an event can be devastating, especially when appearances are so deceiving.
Gabriel was not the man I thought he was. But then again, neither was Aiden, he using me as the bait that would see to his uncle’s demise. Death at his hand, but not before he offered me to the man he was about to kill. And he wanted to watch.
Betrayal. Bitterness. Belief in those that had promised to help me. All these things melted together in a single thought, even as I felt him behind me, with me trying to crawl away. I wouldn’t have to crawl far before I felt the dead weight of Gabe lay across me.
Perhaps Gabe deserved to die, manipulating those around him to get what he wanted, torturing the innocent for power and worldly gains, with me, caught in a spider’s web of deception. Trust offered most to a man who had deserved it least.
I fainted, but I would soon awaken to find another journey was just beginning.
The Tahari, a land of heat and constant sands.
He had stolen me from beneath the protection of Ar in the night and I had no time or opportunity to say goodbye to anyone. Cain would never know what happened to me, nor would anyone else.
Our first stop was Toracinda and an inn, where I found the cost of a room far more then what I had. I was Aiden’s mercy, needing both his coin and his protection.
He has told me I ruined him for another woman. That he loved me. That he wanted me. But I know that Aiden’s love is poisonous.
And that it already hurts.
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