Winter Solstice Wishes by Gayle Parness

Author:Gayle Parness
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire, holiday, magic, faerie, fae, winter solstice, rogues shifter, chirstmas
Publisher: Gayle Parness

CHAPTER SEVEN

Sasha

It was Christmas Eve and the party was in full swing. Rick and Liam had outdone themselves cooking and ordering the most delicious food, and I’d made sure the bar was well stocked. We had a small band playing in the corner and everyone was dancing, eating, drinking or kissing under the mistletoe.

“What is this?” Eleandra held up a candy cane, sniffing it suspiciously.

“It’s a magical treat called a candy cane.”

“Oh? Magical in what way? I do not sense power emanating from it. I smell mint, but that is a most ordinary fragrance.”

“Except at Christmastime. Mint symbolizes the fae and the red symbolizes the blood they share with their vampire mates.”

She giggled, something she’d been doing more and more lately. “And it is bent in such a way because?”

“So her mate can hook her by the wrist and bring her under the mistletoe for a kiss, or a bite.” I used the end of the candy cane to illustrate my story.

“Her mate.” She’d whispered the word like a benediction.

“For all time, remember?”

A male’s rich voice interrupted. “Only if I approve her choice.”

Even though I’d never met the guy, I knew who he was by the expression on my future mate’s face. Finvarra, the King of Faerie, stood beside me, wearing the same arrogant glare his grandson, Aedus, often used to bully those who didn’t agree with him. I placed myself between Elle and her king, meeting his gaze with my own brand of power.

The music had stopped and everyone but Elle, the king and I were frozen in place. I’d forgotten Finvarra’s magic was strong enough to stop time and seeing it happen before my eyes was shattering. I swallowed down the small amount of spit still in my mouth, stretching out my hand to Eleandra, who was already kneeling before her king. “You’re mine. You don’t have to kneel to this guy anymore.”

“He is my sovereign lord. If he commands me to return to Faerie, I must go.”

“Over my dead body.” I spun to face this so-called ruler. “You allowed your people to torture her. She’s not going back with you.”

He grinned in an incredibly annoying way. “They are no longer my people. Every one who hurt her or any of the others has been…dispatched.”

“Too late.”

“Yes, I agree.” The king stretched out his own hand and Elle grasped it. “Rise, my sweet and let me look at you.”

“Yes, lord.”

He scanned her, then me with black eyes that spoke of untold centuries. “Is the vampire good to you?”

“He is the very best male imaginable.”

That comment produced a smile. “Truly? And you wish to be his lifemate?”

“I do.”

He turned to me, grasping my forearm and breaking through my shields as if they were nonexistent. “And will you protect her with your life, your blood, your strength, your honor?”

It was hopeless to battle against this ancient creature, although I would never show weakness. “I will, not that it’s any of your business.”

“Even against me?”

“Especially against you.”

“I could rip off your head before you take your next breath.

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