The Gray Court 01 - Dare to Believe by Dana Marie Bell

Author:Dana Marie Bell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2009-07-28T04:00:00+00:00

Leo caught her before she fell very far, scooping her limp form up into his arms with a worried frown. “Mom!”

“Give her to me, son.” Sean held his arms out and Leo handed his truebond over, knowing his father would die himself before allowing his daughter-in-law to come to harm. He watched his father carry Ruby into the house, ignoring the Malmaynes until the door shut behind them.

With the remnants of the Bonding power still whipping around him he turned to face the Malmaynes. His slow smile of satisfaction was cold as he and Cullen faced one another. “The ritual is complete, and it’s True. Not even Oberon himself could set it aside.”

He watched Cullen take a deep, shaken breath. Such a powerful bonding was impossible for the other Sidhe lord to deny. “So it would seem.” Cullen turned to Kaitlynn, who hadn’t moved since her aborted attempt to halt Leo’s bonding. “My dear, perhaps you should reconsider Shane.”

Her damp blue eyes turned to her father. “I want Leo.”

Cullen sighed. “Kaitlynn, I’m afraid that’s no longer possible.”

“But I want Leo.”

Leo frowned at the quiet desperation in her voice. Though he didn’t know Kaitlynn well, he did know her. Did she harbor feelings for him he was unaware of? If so, he pitied her. His body, heart, and soul were currently in his parents’ house being tended to by his father.

“Leo is unavailable, obviously.” Cullen ran his hand down her arm, trying to soothe his daughter. “Shane is not unattractive.”

She yanked her arm away from him. “Shane is a freak. I don’t want Shane. I want Leo.”

Leo bristled at hearing his brother labeled a freak. “Then perhaps you’d be so kind as to return him to us?” He could still hear the brogue in his voice and deliberately coarsened it, thickened it until it rivaled his father’s.

Kaitlynn looked at him, her expression turning to sly calculation. “There are situations in which a truebond and an alliance marriage have been co-arranged. Perhaps we should consider that.”

“No.”

Kaitlynn flinched at the hard finality of his tone. “Why not? It would solve the problem of the marriage contract and give us both what we want.”

“I am bonded already, Kaitlynn. Even if I wished to, my body is bound to Ruby’s. I couldn’t even if I wanted to.”

“Unless she wanted you to.”

Leo stared at her, wondering what in hell was going through her mind now. Ruby would never be willing to share him, even if he was willing to allow it.

“Think about it, Leo. You could have both of us, legally, and satisfy the terms of the agreement. Ruby and I could fulfill every fantasy you’ve ever had. And she wouldn’t need much persuasion, human that she is. All it would take is a little magic.” Kaitlynn tried to lay a hand on his arm, no doubt to entice him. Enough of the binding energy still surrounded him, however, that her hand got no closer than an inch before she pulled it back with a cry of pain.

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