WHEN I WOKE up, it took me several seconds to realize that I wasn’t dreaming and that I was back at Rylan Castle and lying in Slade’s arms.
“You’re awake,” he said, smiling down at me.
My eyes filled with tears. “Slade,” I whispered, touching his cheek. “Thank God, you’re alive.”
“Come on now, it would take more than Lucian Tepes to kill me,” he teased, kissing my forehead.
“No, you don’t understand. He told me that the Roamers had killed all of you,” I said, drinking in his face. “I thought I’d never see you again, or Melody, or Liam... it was horrible.”
“We’re all alive and well. He lied,” he said, tracing his finger along my jawline. “But don’t worry, he won’t get the opportunity to do it again.”
“Is he dead?”
He nodded.
“Good,” I said, relieved. “I guess that explains why I’m s
