Extraits

"This is a nightmare" she whispered, not really meaning to. A second later she felt Ruckus's warm breath fan againt her cheeks, and her eyes snapped open, going wide at his nearness. He'd moved so that he was standing toe-to-toe with her, arms up at her sides of her head in a similar pose to the one Trystan had used to intimidate her last night. This was different however, because there was no threat in the way he held his body around hers. It was more like protection, and it caused a strange warmth to pool in the center of her chest.

"What do they want me to do?" she asked.

"Whatever it is, I'll do it, but then I get to go home, right?"

He nodded, with a comforting half smile. "You're very brave..."

"For a human" she filled in the blank he'd left open. The corner of his mouth twitched. "Yes. There's that."

"Okay." She waved at him. "Tell me what it is I'm supposed to do."

"Simple" he said, his tone hinting that what he was about to say was anything but. "Convince the world that you are Lissa Olena."

She paused. "Oh, is that all?"