LOVE IN THE DARK CHARMED LOVE

f the deep dark abyss of dreamless sleep. The gentle touch reminded her of a balmy

tly that it was akin to div

eyes fl

ilver-gray eyes - eyes that were misted over with the same h

and kissed her forehead. When he did, hi

was overcome with the urge to scre

is people

the joy in her heart. After months of being without him - of not kno

ess that had been a fixture in her life

ave your people

ld you not to come bac

t him through

They would have killed you i

you talk

ou. Why didn't you listen to me? I told you

more dangerous that having a pack of Sin

he wh

don't you? Don't you think that sending t

s head. "They

rgive and forget, at least not yet. He'd let his people terrorize her. How could she overlo

ile. "Well if you promise not to run

joking

ot," he

m going to find a way to Howlingwater ... and I'm going to report this to the police." At that moment,

what might have been a smile. "You re

!" Lupa's sc

but Lupa ... I can't let you go

know you were okay, and now you think you can order me around like I'm one of your pac

t way. Contacting you would have

eling, but most of all, she didn't want to admit that she'd been clinging

ing to let me

promise not to g

N

s as to why I don't want you

d I'll somehow stop th

hook hi

. "Okay ...

ll with the corpse sickness

You have to let me go.

y corpse sickness. It was believed that witches could afflict someone with an illness by usin

ea, but after spending last summer on the Navajo reser

ting you to do. Can't you see that? They have done

nt. Had he really lured

Lupa had never sensed that kind of darkness in Trent, but he could have been used unwittingly. W

ight. This

m lock away her friend and kill

the only family I have left, and they have Trent lo

se you willingly walk into their trap, doesn'

ey got to her before she could help Uncle D

not too sure we should be worried about Trent Metzger,"

worse. Like everyone else, Caleb suspected Trent of following the Witchery Way, like the rest of his Shapechangers family. He di

asn't given me any reason to doubt him,

ake doesn't always give w

Caleb," s

lips. "You're not going t

the one making

oulders. "Well if I could

operative type,

d with a grimace, "but I

ked her

se. Being the leader of the Sinapu had its advantages, and neve

the passions they'd shared and how his tenderness and desire

ody was totally unexpected. Her throat tightened, an

orce words from her dry

to stay with me until the Changing. After my transition, you wi

tantly be in Caleb's company for the next two weeks. After their last ag

pa ... but I never meant for that to happen. I never wanted

pained expression di

let her down gently. She instinctively knew that he was about to

ead with him not to say the words that would push the

ds. You come from the world of man ... but I'm destined to spend

ed what she'd feared for months. He hadn't just been trying to protect her. Caleb

ould be sentencing you to living most of your life alone. We could only be together during the f

rself that it wasn't so unreasonable to hope he could find a way to protect the people, but still continue to live his li

ot stem the

o let the tears come. "You don't have to explain.

to do? If he didn't make the Changing, the Sinapu would be without a leader, and they would no longer be able to protect the Heart

s to accept, she knew Cale

him for the next two weeks was out of the question. Being that close

ways pretend to

agreement, she'd already decided tha