Chasing Shadows (A Shadow Chronicles Novel)
“As he came closer, I was not blind to the widening of his eyes nor the flare of his nostrils. Whether he was reacting to the presence of the shapeshifters, Mark’s scent—or both—I could not tell. His expression, as always, was a calculated and unreadable mask.
He stepped directly up to me and placed his hands on my shoulders, kissing first my left cheek and then my right, as if there were not a hundred eighty-four years of discord between us.
“My darling Mida,” he said lightly as he step...ped back, his eyes roaming over my companions. “I am so pleased you have consented to undertake this task for me. Will you not introduce me to your friends?”
It took some willpower, but I did not protest his use of the nickname he had given me long ago. His enormous ego had led him to naming me after himself when I was born—my birth name was Diarmida, and he had for the first fifty years of my life addressed me affectionately as Mida.MoreLess
He stepped directly up to me and placed his hands on my shoulders, kissing first my left cheek and then my right, as if there were not a hundred eighty-four years of discord between us.
“My darling Mida,” he said lightly as he step...ped back, his eyes roaming over my companions. “I am so pleased you have consented to undertake this task for me. Will you not introduce me to your friends?”
It took some willpower, but I did not protest his use of the nickname he had given me long ago. His enormous ego had led him to naming me after himself when I was born—my birth name was Diarmida, and he had for the first fifty years of my life addressed me affectionately as Mida.MoreLess
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