Haunted by Your Touch

Author:Jeaniene Frost & Shayla Black & Sharie Kohler [Frost, Jeaniene & Black, Shayla & Kohler, Sharie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Man-Woman Relationships, Magic, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Angels, Paranormal, Fiction, Romance, Paranormal Romance Stories, Wizards, Supernatural, Fantasy Fiction; American, General, Short Stories, Demonology, Love Stories
ISBN: 9781439166765
Google: 9P7h5rB2vQ0C
Amazon: 1439166765
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: 2010-10-26T05:00:00+00:00

Raiden entered his house with a curse on his lips. Nothing. Not a single goddamn clue that would help him protect Tabby or figure out this secret tree, whatever it was. Now what the devil was he supposed to do?

He entered the library moments later. Ronan sat in the room’s cozy armchair, studying Tabitha like an intriguing puzzle. Raiden would have been jealous if he hadn’t known how crazy his twin was about Kari, his mate. And since Ronan was ridiculously happy with Kari and believed every wizard should be thus, Raiden knew that Ronan was plotting his downfall into an equally harmonious state.

Matters weren’t that simple for him and Tabby. Never would be.

“Did you find anything useful? Or would you like me to take over the duties with my family?” she asked as he stepped farther into the room.

Raiden sent a glare his brother’s way. “So much for secrecy.”

“She has the right to be involved. It concerns her.” Ronan’s gentle chiding chafed him.

Raiden hated when his slightly older brother was right. “You may go now.”

“Looking forward to it. It’s somewhat painful to sit here and watch you make an ass of yourself.”

“Bugger off,” Raiden said with mock cheer.

Ronan saluted, then teleported away.

“So?” she prompted.

“Let me worry about this. You’re dealing with grief and—”

“And trying to figure out this puzzle so that my father’s sacrifice won’t be for naught takes my mind off my pain. Please.”

Raiden shook his head. She wasn’t going to bloody leave this alone. And he couldn’t just let her ache.

“I found nothing. Just an update to The Peers and People of Magickind that should be published soon, outlining changes to every family’s births, deaths, matings… all of it public knowledge, really. Why keep track of it at all?”

She shrugged. “The older generation cares about such things, you know. Father loved his work passionately, enjoyed marking the passing of time by recording every magical family’s momentous occasions.”

“I can’t imagine sitting down to read page after page of someone’s family tree.”

His last word echoed around the room, and they both froze. Raiden’s thoughts started whirling.

“Tree?” she choked. “Father kept family trees for a living. Maybe…”

“… we’re not dealing with a real tree.” He rushed across the room and grabbed her shoulders—and tried to ignore the sting of desire that threatened to overwhelm him every time he touched her. “Do you know of any family tree that’s kept secret?”

“No. He took care to correspond with all families, no matter how Privileged or Deprived. Most people volunteered their family changes. Deaths, while sad, were always promptly reported. Matings, usually happy occasions, as well. He didn’t always hear of a mate breaking right away, but often within a few months.”

“Can you think of any circumstances in which that wasn’t the case?”

“No.” She paused. “Wait! Just one. That same trip when my father took me to that mysterious office in London I mentioned. The evening before, he took me to a hospital. It was quite late, and we met with a human couple.

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