“I can’t imagine being happy anywhere without you.” He crooked a finger beneath the dream stone amulet and raised it between them. He blinked several times as he struggled for words. “You say this has no special properties, but you’re wrong. It speaks to me, reminds me we belong together, and that the future brings hope. I don’t allow myself to love you—I do so because I can’t stop myself. Nor do I want to.”
He kissed her then, as the stars began to emerge in the deepening sky. Her demon, never far from the surface whenever Blade touched her, almost purred with deep and intense satisfaction that this man was hers. Now and forever.
Blade rested his forehead against hers, holding her close in his arms. “I can’t keep you from the demon boundary, as much as I wish I could. All I ask is that you don’t go there without me.”
“Never again,” Raven said. “When you’re with me, I don’t fear the dark. We’ll fight our demons. Together.”
Acknowledgments
I’d like to thank Danielle Poiesz and Kerri-Leigh Grady for being such thorough editors and asking hard, detailed questions. The entire team at Entangled Publishing is so amazing to work with.
About the Author
Paula Altenburg lives in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, with her husband and two sons. Once a manager in the aerospace industry, she now enjoys the luxury of working from home and writing full time. Paula also co-authors paranormal romance under the pseudonym Taylor Keating. Visit her at www.paulaaltenburg.com.