Killing Time
Page 40
“Um…give me a second.” He reached to put his keys on the hook by the door, not noticing when he missed and they fell to the floor. Brushing past me, he headed for the kitchen to rummage around in first one drawer, then another.
Torn between anxiety and anger, I stayed mute, watching Koda’s increasingly strange behavior as he began cursing under his breath.
Determined to get to the bottom of whatever the hell was going on, I started after him. But when he turned to face me, the words jammed up in my throat.
In his hands was a lit candle, its warm glow illuminating his handsome face and his sweetly vulnerable expression.
“I stayed behind tonight so I could tell Waneta and the elders that I want you for my mitawin. My wife.” Koda’s soft words, spoken in a voice deep with emotion, slowly filtered through my mind, but it took a long, stunned moment to comprehend what they meant.
“You want…?” I stammered.
“To marry you. With all my heart, Sephti, if you’ll have me.”
Long seconds ticked by as I stood, mute, frozen, staring at Koda and his lit candle—which was now trembling in his hand.
“Sephti?” he whispered, unsure.
I blinked, literally incapable of speech as Fae and English crashed uselessly in my head. Making a frustrated noise—which was all I could force through my throat—I held up a staying hand and ran into the kitchen. Digging around, I found another candle but it took four broken matches before I got the damn thing lit.
Returning to Koda, I held it up to my face, letting him see the joy and love I felt sure must be beaming from every pore. When hot wax splashed onto my clenched hand, I realized how hard I was shaking.
Koda gave me the most gorgeous grin then, one that dimmed every other magnificent smile I’d ever seen on his precious face. Lifting his candle, he gazed at me with love shining from his dark eyes.
On the same breath, we blew out each others’ flames.
A war has been unleashed in the supernatural realm, while powerful men and fearless women fight for peace. Read how it all began in STEALING TIME by Elisa Paige….
About the Author
Multi-published urban fantasy author Elisa Paige lives a high-octane life, fueled by caffeine, Skittles, and the necessity of cramming thirty-six hours’ worth of activity into each day’s measly twenty-four. When not working, doing the daily to-and-fro school commute, or coaching her daughter’s volleyball team, Elisa’s found happily engrossed at her computer, creating new adventures for her imaginary friends. With two urban fantasy book series published and more coming, Elisa’s scheming about how to cram more hours into the day…Where’s an evil scientist when you need him?
Elisa is a self-avowed caffeine addict with no intentions of jumping off the Java Wagon. Ever. She lives in Texas with her daughter, Andalusian horses, six cats and a cù sìth wannabe named Daisy.
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