Midnight of Ashes by Hale Tessa
Author:Hale, Tessa [Hale, Tessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Amazon: B0CQT9WRJ9
Goodreads: 204252767
Published: 2024-04-19T07:00:00+00:00
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HAYDEN
Four sets of angry eyes looked back at me. I was sure Cáelâs were angry, too. I just couldnât see them because he hadnât let me go since my nightmare. Even now, I was cradled in his lap on my bed while the rest of the guys paced my bedroom.
âOne more time,â Cillian ordered.
I let out a shaky breath. âThe men that came that night. They spoke a different language. But it sounds like what you guys sometimes speak.â
âGaelic,â Maddox offered, his voice the mask of calm.
I nodded. âThe main man kept asking where she was, but he used another word, too. In that language. Bonna-free-en-sa?â
The guys shared a look.
âBana-phrionnsa?â Maddox asked.
I nodded.
Knox scrubbed a hand over his cheek. âItâs a term of endearment a lot of men use.â He glanced at me. âCould whoever it was have been Haydenâs birth father or an uncle? Even a grandfather?â
My stomach churned at the suggestion. Could my mother have been running from an abusive relationship or abusive family and that was why she was killed? I shivered, and Cáel gripped me harder.
Knox saw the action and instantly moved to the bed, kicking off his shoes and climbing on top of the mattress. He took my legs, laying them over his lap and framing my face in his hands. âWhatever it is, weâre going to keep you safe.â
âIt sounded like him,â I said softly. âIt sounded like Dexter.â
Maddox cleared his throat. âItâs completely natural that your subconscious would give the attacker Dexterâs voice.â
I frowned at Maddox, but he kept going.
âYour brain is reprocessing trauma from your past in a new light now that you know youâre a shifter. Compound that with Dexterâs threats tonight and you get a nightmare like the one you had.â
I shivered again at the memory of it. The nightmare wasnât exactly a true memory. I heard the voices as theyâd been all those years ago, but then one of them found me in the attic and pulled me down. And it was Dexter who was looming over me.
I bit my bottom lip, worrying it between my teeth. âMaybe.â
But the more that I thought about it, the more I could hear the similarities in the tones.
âMany dragons come from Irish ancestry and speak Gaelic,â Knox explained. âItâs not uncommon for our kind to have those roots.â
âEither way, weâre going to be looking into who hurt your parents,â Cillian promised.
I swallowed hard. âThank you.â
He jerked his head in a nod as a look of longing swept over his face. âWeâll start on it tonight.â
It felt like it had been ages since Cillian had held me, and maybe that was what the look of longing was now. It was as if I could never get enough touch from any of them, my body craving it more and more. I was guessing it had something to do with the mate bond. Even though we hadnât cemented it with those bites, I could feel it growing.
âDo you need me?â Knox asked. âI was going to stay up here.
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