I’ll own your tears, and when I do, I’ll own your soul…
A mirthless smile twisted his lips. How easily she remembered only that which she wanted to remember.
He looked at the table that held the wooden box. Inside it rested the tears he had shed when he had wiped her mind of the memories of her family. Destructive, brutal memories laid in place by his own blood, a descendant of his brother. Weak, ineffectual, Duncan had been more than willing to see his older brother cast out, branded a demon and cursed to never know peace or true love should he survive the death his parents had ordered for him.
Damn them all! He moved quickly from the bed to stand at the opened window, staring into dawn’s awakening as he pushed the fury back, pushed back everything but the connection he felt to his wife.
He snorted at that thought. His wife. Perhaps, for a few blissful days, he had known the joy of her acceptance, her false love. Aye, he had stolen her memories, had unintentionally dimmed the power she possessed and through his own pain, had stolen her will. He would have made it easy for her then. He would have lessened the pain and the fight he knew he would have from her if he hadn’t done so. Because she was his wife. And what belonged to the Wizard, by God stayed the Wizard’s. And this, she would soon realize.
“Come on, Caitlin.” He sent the words into the early morning mists, knowing it would not take long for them to reach her. “Take my tears if you can…”
About the author:
Lora Leigh is a wife and mother living in Kentucky. She dreams in bright, vivid images of the characters intent on taking over her writing life, and fights a constant battle to put them on the hard drive of her computer before they can disappear as fast as they appeared.
Lora’s family, and her writing life coexist, if not in harmony, in relative peace with each other. An understanding husband is the key to late nights with difficult scenes and stubborn characters. His insights into human nature and the workings of the male psyche provide her hours of laughter, and innumerable romantic ideas that she works tirelessly to put into effect.
Lora welcomes mail from readers. You can write to her c/o Ellora’s Cave Publishing at 1337 Commerce Drive, #13, Stow, Ohio 44236-0787.
Also by Lora Leigh:
B.O.B.’s Fall (with Veronica Chadwick)
Bound Hearts 1: Surrender
Bound Hearts 2: Submission
Bound Hearts 3: Seduction
Bound Hearts 4: Wicked Intent
Bound Hearts 5: Sacrifice
Cowboy and the Captive
Dragon Prime
Elemental Desires anthology
Feline Breeds 1: Tempting The Beast
Feline Breeds 3: Kiss of Heat
Law And Disorder 1: Moving Violations (with Veronica Chadwick)
Legacies 1: Shattered Legacy
Legacies 2: Shadowed Legacy
Manaconda anthology
Men Of August 1: Marly’s Choice
Men Of August 2: Sarah’s Seduction
Men Of August 3: Heather’s Gift
Men Of August 4: August Heat (12 Quickies of Christmas)
Ménage a Magick
Wolf Breeds 1: Wolfe’s Hope
Wolf Breeds 2: Jacob’s Faith
Wolf Breeds 3: Aiden’s Charity
Wolf Breeds: Elizabeth’s Wolf
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