Amber Kell [Blood, Moon and Sun 02] Samhain's Kiss [Silver MM] (pdf)

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for Randy tomorrow," Lewis told his mate.
Dustin gave a soft laugh. "You're always trying to
get me into bed."
Lewis nodded. "That's true. But for once, I'm not
trying to join you in it." He looked back over his shoulder
at the vampires. "Find Randall; I'll take care of my mate."
Glaring at Tian, Sasha knew Lewis was right. "Let's
make some phone calls and see how to get into the fae
realm." If that was where they took Randy, then nothing
was going to keep him from following after his mate.
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CHAPTER FOUR
Randy jolted as he abruptly regained control of his
body. Rael and Vallin looked back.
"He's resting or something." Randy shrugged. "I'm
in charge again for now."
Rael nodded. "It takes energy to take someone over.
However, I have no doubt he'll come back if we don't do
exactly as he says."
Randy didn't even bother to deny it. The king's will
couldn't be overcome. If the spirit wanted Randy to take
him to the fae realm, nothing would stop him from forcing
Randy to find a way to get there. He briefly toyed with the
idea of seeing an exorcist, but Randy figured the king
would take over and kill him before an exorcism could
even get started.
The futility of fighting the dead king pulled Randy
into depression. This entire situation looked primed for
getting him killed, and to top it all off, he didn't get to say
goodbye to Sasha. He hoped the vamp would be all right
without him. Sasha always proclaimed Randy as his sun,
the highest bond vampires ever had with another being.
Despite his love for the vampire, for the first time he hoped
Sasha had chosen wrong. If Randy wasn't his sun and he
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died, Sasha would suffer. But if he truly was Sasha's sun,
his own demise might also result in his lover's death.
"We'll do the king's bidding and then get you out of
this, Randy," Rael promised.
Neither fae looked at him. He didn't think they
could face him as they lied.
"I hope so." He had plans. It would be difficult to be
a physician and live happily ever after with the vampire of
his dreams if he were dead.
"You're a dramatic little thing, aren't you?"
"Oh shut up!" Randy snapped.
Rael looked back.
"Not you. The man in my head."
"Oh."
Nothing else was said as they continued down the
dark alley. What the pair of fae thought to find, other than
trash and the homeless, he didn't know, but he was never
more thankful the two men carried large swords.
When Randy thought his legs were about to fall off
from exhaustion, they finally came to a stop beside a
manhole.
The fae stared at the cover for so long Randy lost
his patience. Between worrying about possession, Sasha,
and what they'd find in the fae realm, Randy's nerves were
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pretty much gone.
"What are you doing?"
Vallin looked up from his examination. "You didn't
think all fairy circles were flowers on a grassy hill, did
you? As a species, we had to adapt."
Randy looked at what Rael was doing and realized
little flowers were molded into the metal. The flowers
glowed brighter with each pass of his hand.
Rael walked onto the manhole, stood in the middle
of the metal circle, and raised his hands out from his sides
until they were waist high. "Open!" he commanded.
A bright light sparkled around the edges until it
broke into sheets of white light surrounding the fae.
Randy's heart caught in his throat as Rael vanished.
He grabbed Vallin. "Where did he go?"
"Come." Vallin's looked at him with a combination
of pity and amusement. "Don't worry so much. You'll be
fine. The king is a man of his word. He might not have
been my favorite person, but he's better than the queen on
the throne now." Vallin's expression conveyed what he
thought of the current ruler.
A soft chuckle echoed in Randy's mind. Every once
in a while he forgot about being possessed until the king
made a noise in his head.
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Vallin grabbed Randy's wrist and pulled him into
the glowing circle. Between one breath and the next, the
city disappeared and Randy stood on a wide grassy field in
the middle of a circle of daisies.
"I didn't say all the circles of flowers were gone,"
Vallin said at Randy's pointed look. "Come on, let's get this
over with and get you back to your vamp."
Randy followed Vallin down the grassy hill. Rael
stood at the bottom, waiting by the road as if expecting a
cab.
He turned around as they approached. "About time
you showed up. I was getting bored and wondered if
anyone would show up before you."
Looking up, Randy realized there wasn't actually a
sun. A general brightness lightened the sky but no glowing
orb.
"Where's the sun?"
Rael laughed. "You're in the Underworld. We don't
have a sun. We have the light."
As they walked, a forest appeared out of nowhere,
or so it seemed to Randy. Tall trees rose high above them,
and the scent of pine filled the air.
"We're almost there," Vallin promised.
"Good." His boots weren't made for tramping across
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the universe. He'd only bought them because he knew they
made Sasha hard. If he'd been thinking, he would've
grabbed his sneakers.
Randy hoped Dustin healed all right. Guilt ate at
him as he remembered stabbing his friend.
"There it is!"
Excitement laced the usually sarcastic voice in his
brain. Whatever the king's faults, he apparently had loved
his home.
A castle stood at the end of the rocky path they'd
been following, the type of castle Randy had seen in story
books as a child. Tall spires pierced the sky as the delicate
building spread before them. "Will you release Randy once
you speak with your wife?" Vallin asked.
"We'll see." Once again Randy lost control and the
king took over. Apparently the king had shored up his
energy to take over Randy's body again.
The fae king's tone didn't inspire any confidence in
him. Randy wished he could fight the man, but how could
you fight a spirit who had all the power in his hands?
Guards rushed out to meet them.
"Halt!" One fae stepped forward, separating from
the group of guards. The man's hair consisted of a series of
braids. Randy wondered if they conveyed special meaning.
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"Therebes, stop being an ass. Step aside, we must
speak with our queen." Rael's tone indicated his impatience
with protocol. "It's not like you don't recognize us."
"Not him." The guard pointed at Randy. "I've never
seen him before. Why would you bring a human here?"
"Royal business," Vallin said.
"I'll decide what royal business consists of, not
you," Therebes stated. Randy could tell the man was the
type who got off on his position of power.
"Stop being an ass and let the men through," Randy
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