Twisted Karma by Lizzy Ford

Author:Lizzy Ford [Ford, Lizzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lizzy Ford

Nineteen

“Um, what’s going on?”

Stephanie asked and stepped out of the portal room into the cool twilight of the Underworld. She looked around at the stone palace before going to a window. Strange trees with tendril like branches moved like snakes in a breeze she couldn’t feel. There was no real sun, only what appeared to be a moon. The world was gray – gray stones, gray sky, gray forest.

“This was Wynn’s idea,” Gabriel said.

“Did he finally decide to kill me?”

“You’re not dead-dead,” Gabriel said with a smile.

Though she trusted him, she wasn’t feeling reassured by being escorted by Death himself into the Underworld. “This is where you live?” she asked.

“You get used to it.”

Stephanie followed him through the quiet palace. The doors to the rooms lining the halls were all closed. “What am I doing here?” she asked uneasily.

“You’ll see.” Death had a way of sounding both friendly and creepy. She hadn’t quite decided what to think of Gabriel, especially given his duty.

He led her down several hallways before pausing in front of one door. “This stays between us,” he told her firmly. “You have twenty-four hours. Got it?”

Stephanie nodded.

He knocked once and flung the door open before walking down the hall.

With some trepidation, Stephanie peeked into the doorway and gasped.

“Hey, gorgeous,” Fate said, smiling. He stood in the middle of a small suite, dressed in black similar to Gabriel’s clothing.

Stephanie stared at him.

Fate’s gaze was pinned to her. “I know there’s a lot to talk about. Wherever you want to start, I’ll listen.”

Stephanie had fantasized about how she’d feel and react when she saw her mate once more, but no amount of imagining could prepare her for the force of her emotions.

Her perfect, beautiful, teasing mate stood in front of her, his golden skin dispelling the gloom of the Underworld and hypnotic eyes pinned on hers. He was smiling, and his features contained warmth that left her giddy. However unsettling a mating bond between strangers had once made her, she could think of nothing but filling her senses with him again.

Stephanie closed the distance between them and threw herself into his arms.

Fate’s embrace closed around her, along with his brown sugar scent and warmth she craved. He gave her a bear hug, breathing in her hair as he did so. Stephanie didn’t care how this was possible or what the hell Wynn could have had to do with it. She yielded to the need in her soul, unable to recall a moment when she’d felt such peace or relief.

“I thought I’d never see you again,” she whispered. The heat of their bond tore through her, stirring more than lust.

“Me neither,” he murmured. “Are you okay?”

“I haven’t been okay in a long time.”

“We have that in common.”

Even his ill-timed humor made her happy. Stephanie breathed him in, hardly believing she was really in his arms again.

The tears came unbidden.

Fate held her more tightly and shushed her gently, solid where she was quivering. Stephanie had never felt more at home than she did that moment.

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