Tangled Redemption (20 page)

“Now,” Jayden pulled her close. “Have we answered everything
you needed to know?”

She smiled. “Yes, you have.”

“Great, does that mean I get to spank you now?”

“I thought you would never ask.” Sydney could not contain
her happiness, her love. It soared through her link to Miguel to his link with
Jayden and basically lit up the whole room.

She had finally found her home.

And she couldn’t wait to experience it every day.

Four years later

Edana Ranweth Kinvin, orphan, former blood slave, adopted
daughter to Nikolai Ranweth, Galen Kinwin and their lifemate Brooke Deverell,
and freakazoid at every Naema school for being only half of what they wanted
her to be, watched as Sydney spoke from her seat in the circle.

Over the last couple of years these sessions had happened
less often, but still at least once every two months Edana climbed aboard a
shuttle piloted by one of her fathers and went to a meeting to deal with the
stress and the emotions that came with having been a blood slave.

She had been incredibly lucky that she had never been
assaulted and no one had taken her blood, but the horrors she had witnessed
while a prisoner still pounded through her at unexpected intervals.

These sessions had helped. Knowing others had experienced
something similar had helped her cope with her memories. However, the older
she’d grown, the more she’d realized they, the adults, could not see what was
right in front of them.

More than once Edana had attempted to speak up, but no one
had listened, not her parents, not any of their friends. The men and women who
had helped take down the Feral blood slave ring either did not want to see or
could not see what had been building right at their center.

Only one man had listened, but he was always on the go,
never in one spot long enough for her to share what she had discovered.

Edana tapped her finger against her knee.

Well, so be it. Despite her fathers trying to piece together
her heritage they still only knew she was half Naema. The other half was a
mystery. She had learned not to care, to only utilize the power this secret
ancestor had passed on to her.

And she would use it to burn out the rotten core.

The next battle was just around the corner and she would do
everything in her considerable power to protect the people she loved.

No matter the cost.

Tina Christopher spent her early years flitting across the
Channel between Germany and England. After touring the world extensively, she
finally laid down roots in Toronto. And while Canada’s winters may be frigid,
Tina’s characters are anything but!

Like most writers, Tina often hears voices in her head, but
it took the encouragement of an editor friend before she actually put fingers
to keyboard. While those first stories will never see the light of day, she’s
subsequently honed her craft and learned to build not just worlds, but entire
galaxies. Her first book from Ellora’s Cave features a galaxy filled with
Vampires, Humans and angel-like aliens called Naema.

When not imagining faraway worlds and scorching-hot
encounters, Tina can be found on her sofa working through her never-ending TBR
pile or venturing into the real world—whether to a nearby café or a
passport-required destination. She’s a member of RWA’s Toronto chapter. Her two
degrees in environmental conservation, majoring in large animal studies, come
in handy when wrestling with supernatural beasties.

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