Thana I stared at him. My mouth fell open. Had he seriously just said I needed to leave. Never in a million years had I thought I would have heard him utter those words. “I mean it, Thana.” He said wearily. God I had never heard him sound or look so tired and that was scarier than anything he had put me through in the past. I had promised myself and my coven that I would return to them as soon as I had made sure he was ok. But Caradoch wasn’t alright. He would never admit it to me but I could see it in his eyes. Caradoch was scared. That all by itself was a terrifying prospect. Caradoch should never be scared of anything. He was the strong one, the cocksure one. He was Caradoch Closing my eyes I let my hands slide around him. Pulling him close to me so I could rest my cheek agai

