whispered with a ghostly voice.
Stalking closer to her, he reached out for her only to be surprised as she stepped out of reach from him. Shaking her head she held up a hand to stop any further advances on his part. “Don’t come any closer. Tell me where I am now,” she ordered softly as her lips pressed into a hard line. She was going to get some answers but if he touched her, she knew that she wouldn’t be strong enough to fight him off.
“As Sera told you, this is Garmoria,” he answered, sweeping his arm in a wide arch indicating to everything around them. “This is my world, Elena.”
She laughed almost mockingly, “So what you’re saying is that I’m on a different planet? What are you? An alien?” Clenching her jaw, she shook her head in denial. “No, it’s not possible.”
“Humans usually avoid other possibilities if they cannot rationalize it, but what I am telling you is true. I do not know what an alien is but I can tell you that my world exists on a separate astral plane to your own world. According to our—”
“No,” she repeated once more, cutting the rest of his words. “This cannot be possible. You’ve got to be pulling some elaborate prank on me. If not, that means I’ve gone crazy or I’m still dreaming. There are no such things as whatever you are talking about.”
“Stop it!” he snarled out, his hand slicing through the air in front of him. “How can you not believe when you can see the evidence?” he asked with a mixture of confusion and frustration. Having his mate brought him an unbelievable sense of bliss over his inner darkness. Why was she being so difficult? She questioned everything. He refused to allow her to continue ignoring the facts. If she was too stubborn to see the truth — he’d make her see it.
“I don’t care what I see. Ever since you started dream-stalking me, everything I see has been nothing but hallucinations. I don’t know what is real anymore. All I know is that I plan on waking up right now and being done with you and these dreams forever,” she bit out. Kieran tightly clenched his fists at his sides at how easily it was for her to dismiss him from her side. Didn’t she know that she was his only hope?
Spinning around without another word she headed off the balcony, tossing over her shoulder, “If you won’t take me home, I’ll find my own way.”
She only made it as far as the archway until she was suddenly swept off her feet. Uttering a startling cry her eyes jerked to Kieran’s averted face. His eyes blazed and his lips curled in a snarl. Turning around with her in his arms, he quickly strode to the opposite end of the balcony. The closer the railing got, she expected him to slow down but he didn’t.
“Put me down! Put me down, now!” She fought within his embrace as he leapt onto the railing with fearless movements that had her nails curling against his chest with fear. Eyes widening in horror she stared down at the far drop below them. Her heart pounded as her stomach dropped in terror, making her feel ill.
“You’re not going anywhere. Now say it,” he demanded. His eyes held her hostage as he seemed to be waiting for an answer from her. Suddenly, her fear evaporated into anger quicker than the speed of light. He thought to scare her into doing what he wanted. She’d never backed down from anyone before and she’d be damned if she let this jerk boss her around.
“Put me down now,” she ordered pushing against his chest.
“Say. It.” He bit out between sharp teeth. His fingernails bit into her tender skin as he held her tighter.
“I won’t say it. Now put me down or I’ll make you sorry,” she threatened.
Scoffing in response he shrugged his shoulders uncaringly. “Have it your way.”
Seeing the look of satisfaction in his eyes caused the air to freeze in her chest. With a powerful thrust of his arms, suddenly she found herself thrown through the air and rapidly descending toward
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