Elina’s Conversion II

Damonq gathered Elina to him, opening the earth in the richest spot he could find. He would place her in it the moment he could safely command her and Carisma to sleep the healing sleep of their people. Until then he needed to hold her – not for her, but for him.

He nuzzled the top of her head, the shadow along his jaw catching in her thick hair. He loved those silken strands, every single one of them, and she had a lot of hair. It was the color that had caught his eye, all that midnight black.

“You’re almost there, sívamet. We’re so close.”

“What happened? All the lightning. It was terrifying. I couldn’t see much because Gary threw me to the ground and covered my body with his. Beneath me, I felt the ground sizzling, almost like it was fighting back, but I knew it was him – Darkness. I knew he was attacking you. He kept saying he was going to kill you and the baby.”

The little catch in her voice, almost a sob, made his heart clench so hard it hurt. That catch was there for him. He c