Dark Side of Dawn: The Nightmare Chronicles by Kathryn Smith

Author:Kathryn Smith
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Man-woman relationships, Paranormal, Fiction, Romance, Paranormal romance stories, Supernatural, Historical, Suspense, Criminal investigation, Love stories
ISBN: 9780061632716
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-12-15T17:51:06.415000+00:00

“Is there something you want to tell me?” Noah asked later that evening as we sat on my couch watching an episode of Firefly. I had the box set and the movie. Joss Whedon is a genius when it comes to dialog and character.

I choked on a piece of popcorn. Was I that transparent? And where did I start? I took a drink of diet Dr. Pepper before answering. My eyes were watering as I turned to face him. “What makes you think I’m hiding something?”

“You’re quiet,” was all he said in reply.

I arched a brow. “That’s a bad thing?” Normally I thought maybe I talked too much.

“It’s a strange thing.” Notice, he didn’t tell me I didn’t talk too much.

One thing at a time. “Does it bother you that I’m not human?”

He shrugged. “I don’t give it much thought.”

“But when you do think of it, does it bother you?”

Noah pressed pause on the remote, freezing Nathan Fillion mid one-liner. He angled his body to face me fully. “Seems to bother you.”

Wait a second, I was the one asking questions. “Well, yeah. Wouldn’t you be ticked if you didn’t know what you were?”

His head tilted as his lips curved. He looked so yummy against the dark brown cushions. “You’re you, Doc.”

I didn’t share his humor. “Forget I asked. Obviously the fact that I’m half freak doesn’t mean anything to you.” Folding my arms over my chest, I closed myself up, feeling like a freaking idiot.

Noah reached over and tugged on a piece of my hair. “Where’s this coming from?”

“Antwoine doesn’t know what I am.” Once the words were out there was no taking them back. I had intended to pout a little longer. I was good at pouting, especially when I felt like I was being made fun of.

His expression turned incredulous. “So?”

I sighed. “He seems to have a knack for identifying Dreamkin.”

“But when you two met he called you a Nightmare.”

“Apparently I’m more than that.” Give me a few minutes and I’d be feeling so sorry for myself I’d be guest of honor at my own pity party.

“That surprises you?”

“Yeah.” Kinda. “It doesn’t surprise you?” He sure didn’t sound like it did.

“You’re the daughter of a god—his only half-human child. That you exist is a miracle. Why wouldn’t you be something no one has ever seen before?”

When he put it like that, it sounded so simple and right—like I wasn’t a freak, but something special, and that was okay.

“Maybe I just wish I was normal.”

Noah laughed. “Yeah, right.”

My mouth opened and nothing came out. He wasn’t laughing at me to be malicious, but he certainly seemed to see me differently than I saw myself.

“If you wanted to be normal,” he said, grinning to take the sting out, “you wouldn’t do the work you do. If you didn’t like being different, the idea of being unmade wouldn’t freak you out so much.”

I protested. “Being unmade would change me. I wouldn’t be me anymore.”

His smile turned smug and I realized my mistake.

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