“And we’ll create this Morgan of yours?” he asked, a twinkle of laughter in his eyes.
Tatiana could feel her face heat at the thought of having a child with him. “Six more before her, though,” she agreed.
Kit’s laughter moved from his eyes and was replaced by something that made Tatiana feel even warmer.
“Well then, we are going to busy, aren’t we? Perhaps it would be best if we married quickly.”
Thank you for reading Tatiana’s story. I hope you enjoyed it.
If you would like to meet Tatiana and Kit’s child, Morgan, read on for a sneak preview of Magic In The Storm.
Magic In The Storm
Prologue
June 21, 1794
The wind whipped through Tatiana’s hair, prying it free from her forehead where it had been plastered with sweat. Heat swirled around them threatening to burst into flames. Kit jumped as a bolt of lightning shot into the ground just feet from where he stood coddling that infant in his arms.
“Tatiana, stop this! Stop it right now. You cannot kill our son.”
“Our son?” she repeated, fury burning through her. “And what of my daughter?” she shouted over the gale of hot wind that wove around them. “What of the prophecy? What...” her voice faltered.
She was tired. Too tired. Although the birth had been easier than many of the others, she was getting old. Only her fury at this injustice kept her awake now.
How could this have happened? Her child, her beloved, her daughter. Seventh child of the seventh child in the seventh generation—a boy!
Tatiana shoved down the pain that threatened to overwhelm her and instead burst forth with another bolt of anger, coming even closer to Kit this time.
“I don’t know, Tatiana. Truly, I don’t know. But you cannot kill him!” Her husband stood his ground and pleaded with her even as the sweat poured down his forehead.
In a very brief moment of weakness, Tatiana almost felt for him. But then she caught sight of the abomination in his arms and the hot wind picked up once more.
“I can and I will,” she shouted. “He was not meant to be. I was to have a girl. She was to be the most powerful Vallen in generations. As powerful as Morgan Le Fey.” Tatiana could barely keep the tears from her voice. “My Morgan. She was to be...”
“I know, Tatiana,” Kit’s voice filled with soothing magic. “But he is still our seventh child. Perhaps he will be powerful. Perhaps the prophecy will still hold...”
“Perhaps? Perhaps nothing! Perhaps he will burn in hell!” The temperature around them rose even hotter.
“Perhaps we all will, but you cannot kill him. Swear to me that you will not.” Kit’s pale blue eyes looked deeply into her own and she could feel herself crack and cool. How could he do this to her? He was not nearly so powerful as she, and yet... “I swear.” The words burned through her. They scorched the air and hung there dripping sweat and then were blown away on his cooling breeze.
The child peered at her from within the protective cocoon of his father’s arms, his large dark eyes framed with black lashes so like her own. He reached out a small fisted hand toward her, but Tatiana turned away. She hated him as she had never hated before.
About the Author
Meredith Bond is an award–winning author of a series of traditionally published Regency romances and indie–published paranormal romances. Her paranormal romances include Magic In The Storm, Storm on the Horizon, and “In A Beginning” (originally published in the anthology Tales From The Mist). Her traditional Regencies include An Exotic Heir, and A Dandy in Disguise, which will be released soon. Meredith has been teaching writing for the past six years. If you would like a taste of her class, Chapter One is available at your favorite e–retailer.
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Table of Contents
Storm on the Horizon
Magic In The Storm
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