Darkness Bound by J. T. Geissinger

Author:J. T. Geissinger [Geissinger, J. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal
ISBN: 9781477820100
Google: XKIknwEACAAJ
Amazon: 1477820108
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2014-06-24T04:00:00+00:00

Kalum, Keeper of the Ancient Ways, lived in a cave that Hawk had always been insanely jealous of, both for its distance from the rest of the tribe and its incredible view.

Situated on a rocky outcropping at the top of a hill beside a roaring waterfall, the cave had been hand dug by one of kalum’s ancestors, yet sported perfectly smooth walls and floors that conducted the wind in sighs and groans along its winding corridors. The main room gaped wide yet felt somehow snug. Thick woven rugs interrupted the cold expanse of stone floors, and clusters of candles burned in niches in the walls day and night, casting warmth and wavering light into the echoing spaces.

When Hawk came barging in like an angry bull, kalum was busy preparing something in a kettle hanging over a small fire.

“You gave me the wrong thing!” His voice bounced off the stone walls, repeating itself before fading into silence.

The old man glanced up at him, his face impassive as he stirred the gently simmering broth in the pot. “A proper greeting, if you please, mar sarrim.”

Prince. It was kalum’s pet name for Hawk, one that made no sense in the context of his life and which Hawk always supposed the old priest uttered with irony.

The real irony, not the fake Alanis Morissette kind.

Hawk stopped, bowed, blustered, “Ati me peta babka.” Gatekeeper, open your gate for me. Then he repeated, “You gave me the wrong thing for the girl! The potion—it was wrong!”

Kalum stirred and stirred, unperturbed by Hawk’s agitated state. “Did I now? And what makes you say that, mar sarrim?”

Hawk began to stalk to and fro before the fire, waving his arms like a madman. “She was . . . intoxicated! Not in her right mind! She was saying crazy things, doing crazy things!”

“Hmm,” said kalum.

“It was like she was a different person or something—like her body had been taken over by aliens!”

“Hmm.” Kalum stirred the pot, watching Hawk as he made a fourth pass in front of it.

“I’m telling you, it didn’t work, something went wrong—”

“It took the pain away.” This was stated as a fact between delicate sniffs of the steam rising from the bubbling mixture in the cauldron.

“Well . . . yes. She didn’t seem to be in any pain at all, actually.”

“So it worked perfectly.” Kalum tasted the hot broth, sipping from a long-handled ladle, and nodded in satisfaction. “Almost ready.”

Hawk ground to a halt and stared at the old man. “Kalum, listen here—I cannot have her in that condition until she heals!”

“Taxing your self-control, is she?” the old man said, mirth twinkling in his eyes.

“Wait. You knew that would happen? You knew she’d get so . . .” His face turned red.

“No. I did not. Everyone reacts differently to the brew. But judging by that”—his gaze dropped to the bulge in Hawk’s trousers, the erection still refusing to diminish even after he’d finished his sad little self-molestation in the bathroom—“your little Gibil had her inhibitions stripped away along with her pain.

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