Moonspear Say Hello to the night

He grew numb. It was probably just the cold water naturally anesthetizing his skin, though Talisman’s insides suddenly felt hollow too. It was his own fault he was such a disappointment and a failure. He just didn’t match up with his own kind. He wasn’t even cut out for Muat-riya.

Alaric murmured that dreaded word again but Talis barely heard him. Instead, he was thinking about his very first conversation with S’ari, when he’d told her about his mom… and how her fate and its effects on his dad had driven him away from the thought of ever taking his own mate. But he’d just survived something similar, so maybe it was time to reconsider—reconsider everything.

I’m okay, he said quietly to Alaric’s queries, turning to look gratefully at the swarthy man. Thank you for helping me. I think you might’ve just saved my life. Talis let out a breath. And now I have to decide what to do with it.