The mutative compound the Consortium used to make people’s bodies adapt to new environments had caused more changes in Tenthil and Abella than seemed possible—their bodies had adapted to one another. They’d become compatible in a way for which they’d never dared hope, in a way they would never have imagined.
“Come on, Zena,” Hannah said softly. “Let’s get grandpa out of the kitchen before he starts munching.”
“Bye, Daddy! Bye, Mommy!” Zena waved. As she walked away, she looked up at Hannah. “Is uncle Josh bringing his girlfriend?”
Hannah chuckled. “I believe he is.”
Lucian looked at Tenthil and Abella over Hannah’s shoulder and waggled his little fingers in a wave.
Once Hannah and the kids were out of sight, Abella covered Tenthil’s hand with her own and turned her face toward him, brushing her lips across his cheek.
“Hi,” she said.
“Hi,” he echoed, holding her a little tighter. “Missed you.”
Abella tipped her head against his. “I missed you, too.”
They stood together, silent, relishing one another’s presence as they basked in the clear, warm sunshine. The whispers of rustling leaves and grass flowed around them on the breeze.
“Are you happy, Tenthil?” Abella asked after a while.
He frowned and guided her to turn toward him, searching her face. “Do you need to ask?”
She lowered her eyes and shrugged. “I just need to know…is this the life you would’ve chosen for yourself?”
“No.”
She looked up at him and frowned. “No?”
Tenthil slipped an arm behind her, pressed his forearm along her spine, and cupped the back of her head, fingers twining in her hair. He swept her into a low dip. She gasped and grabbed fistfuls of his shirt. He dropped his other hand to her ass as he pressed his lips over hers. He slid his tongue—already coated in sweet venom—into her mouth and breathed her in, letting Abella wash over his senses. His eyelids fluttered shut.
Abella moaned, clutching him closer as she lifted her leg and hooked it around his hip, kissing him fervently in return.
When he finally pulled back, he stared down into his mate’s beautiful, half-lidded eyes and smiled. “It’s infinitely better.”
Author’s Note
Thank you so much for taking a chance with us on this new journey and checking out our new series, The Infinite City! We really hope you enjoyed Silent Lucidity.
We had such a blast writing this book, in part because the characters, Tenthil and Abella (while a little different from their original iterations), are characters Rob and I used to roleplay years ago in a text-based fantasy RPG. They’ve always been favorites of ours, and we hoped to some day write their story, and we finally did! We never imagined they’d be written in this type of setting, but it fit so perfectly for them, and they most definitely won’t be the last characters we bring over.
It was a little sad to come to the end of Tenthil and Abella’s story, but we’re so excited to delve more into this setting. We had so much fun building this world—a mixture of science fiction and fantasy with a dash of cyberpunk—in large part because it is so different from our Kraken Series. It was refreshing to explore something new.
And if you haven’t already guessed, the next book, titled Shielded Heart, will be featuring our sexy three-eyed sedhi forger, Alkorin! We seriously can’t wait to reveal this cover. It’s gorgeous! Cameron and Naomi never disappoint us, and this time, we had a little help in the character design with artist, Sam Griffin. If you haven’t seen her work, we totally recommend checking her out! She’s done some beautiful artwork for us and many other science fiction authors recently.
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Also by Tiffany Roberts
THE INFINITE CITY
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Jewel of the Sea
Hunter of the Tide
Heart of the Deep
Rising from the Depths
Fallen from the Stars
STANDALONE TITLES
Claimed by an Alien Warrior
Dustwalker
His Darkest Craving
Ice Bound: Short Story
ISLE OF THE FORGOTTEN
Make Me Burn
Make Me Hunger
Make Me Whole
Make Me Yours
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About the Author
Tiffany Roberts is the pseudonym for Tiffany and Robert Freund, a husband and wife writing duo. Tiffany was born and bred in Idaho, and Robert was a native of New York City before moving across the country to be with her. The two have always shared a passion for reading and writing, and it was their dream to combine their mighty powers to create the sorts of books they want to read. They write character driven sci-fi and fantasy romance, creating happily-ever-afters one monster or alien at a time.
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