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“Hey, I tell you what,” I start. “Why don’t you and I present the movie thing together? It could be our project.”
Chase’s grin gets huge. “All right. Gotta go clean up. See you tonight.”
As he turns to go, I revisit the start of our conversation. “Hey, Chase? Just be careful with Faith, okay?”
“No need to be,” he says with the confidence of someone who’s never had their heart broken before. “But I appreciate your concern.”
With that, he walks out, and Ellister comes up behind me. “You good?”
“Better than good.”
I take a deep inhale, and he smells like fresh air, autumn leaves, and him. Like night and sunshine.
Like everything wonderful and right in the world.
Everything.
Eleven Years Later
ELLISTER
When Hannah and I first came to this world, the lifetime ahead of us seemed so wonderfully long. But after more than a decade has flown by, I’ve realized how short the years really are.
Life is precious, but I believe there’s more in store for us after it’s over.
Our existence is fleeting but our love is forever. We’re soul mates. Fate brought us together, and nothing is more powerful than our connection, not even death.
After my ears shrank and my power dissipated, I thought our tether would fade along with my loss of fae-ness, but it’s remained. I can sense Hannah’s moods. When she feels pain, so do I. Frankly, childbirth was a bitch. I thought after the first time, Hannah would’ve been done with it. But no. My strong woman went through it a second time to add to our family.
Now we have two beautiful daughters.
As I bring my nose to my wife’s neck, I sniff deeply, and I can smell the sweet essence in her veins.
The last time Hannah and I fed from each other was so long ago—that first night in Waylon’s old house. When I promised I’d never do it again, I meant it. There are times when I still crave her blood, but I resist for the sake of normalcy and social acceptance.
Besides, her cunt tastes sweet enough to satisfy me.
“I still can’t believe Chase and Faith got married,” Hannah says from where she sits between my legs, pulling me from thoughts about the place betweenherlegs.
She doesn’t sound thrilled, but there’s resignation in her tone. After so many years, she’s had no choice but to accept the match between her brother and her frenemy.
Hannah’s as protective of Chase as any sister would be.
During our time on the farm, we’ve become full members of the family. In the first few months after our arrival, Hannah slipped up and called her parents Mom and Dad so many times that they just started insisting on it. At first, they might’ve just felt sorry for her, but now they look at her like a daughter and me like a son.
Amused, I hook a finger under Hannah’s chin and turn her head until I can see her beautiful face. “And I can’t believe you’re holding a grudge against someone who doesn’t exist here.”
She narrows her eyes. “She does exist. She’s right there.”
“She’s not the same person, and you know it.”
“I just know what she’s capable of,” she grumbles.
“Do you, though? Has she ever betrayed Chase? Lied to him? Cheated on him?”
“No,” she admits. “But that doesn’t mean she won’t.”
“This version of Faith is different. She might be a go-getter, but her sights don’t wander. And she’s had her eye on Chase for her entire life.”
