The Half-Breed Who Found His Other Half (17 page)

126 Scarlet

Hyacinth

“Can’t I come with you?” Reed asked, just like Isaac knew he would.

“I think you should discuss it with your mate first, Reed,” Isaac answered. “Your love life is none of my business, but I know you’re suffering. Hunting down Tyrell won’t help that.”

There was a pause at the other end of the connection. “You’re right, but it’s one of the few options of my disposal.” Reed sighed.

“Thanks, Isaac, for everything. I’ll figure something out.”

They said their good-byes, and Isaac ended the call. “Poor thing,”

Chantay said. “I can feel his pain even through a phone line.”

“I know. I wonder what’s keeping him and his mate apart.”

“Whatever it is, I’m sure they’ll come up with a way to fix it.”

Chantay gave Isaac a narrow-eyed look. “And don’t even think you’re dumping me here while you’re off to Japan. I’m coming with you.”

Isaac opened his mouth to protest, but Chantay silenced him with a kiss.
“Don’t,”
the half fae murmured through their bond.
“Never
again apart, remember?”

“I remember,”
Isaac replied.

It was the promise he himself had made, but it went both ways.

Isaac realized in that moment that he and Chantay might be half-breeds, but they’d found their other halves. Trying to keep Chantay from coming to Japan was futile, as was any attempt from an outside force to keep them apart.

He wasn’t very happy with bringing Chantay with him into peril, but in the end, they anchored each other, and they were stronger together than apart. Isaac trusted the friends who’d stood by his side through his ordeal, from Winter and Corbin to the Cunninghams, Angel and Clark Williams-Wade and their parents, Reed and his family, and even new, unexpected allies, like King Sterling. But there was no one who knew him better than Chantay and no one he believed in more. Yes, they could do this together. He just had to believe.

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As their impromptu kiss broke, Isaac offered his mate a smile. “I guess I should just give up while I’m ahead, huh?”

“Indeed.” Chantay beamed back. “And besides, you’re right.

We’re stronger together than apart.”

Isaac hugged his mate to his chest, the apprehension he felt at the upcoming mission simply fading at Chantay’s touch. With Chantay there, he could face his darkest fears and win. Because through Chantay’s love, his soul had been mended, no longer torn between two opposing forces. And for Chantay, for their shared future, Isaac would defeat this foe, no matter what.

THE END

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A native Romanian, Scarlet was born in 1986 and grew up an avid fan of Karl May and Jules Verne, reading fantasy stories and adventure. Later, when she was out of fantasy stories to read, she delved into her mother’s collection of books and, of course, stumbled onto romance.

As a writer though, Scarlet Hyacinth was born one sunny summer day, when a dear friend of hers—the same friend who introduced her to GLBT fiction—proposed they start writing a story of their own. As it turns out, the two friends never did finish that particular story, but Scarlet discovered she had a knack for writing and ended up starting to write individually. And so, between working on her dissertation, studying for exams, and reading yaoi manga, she started writing the Kaldor Saga. Along the way, Scarlet met a lot of wonderful people who supported her, and in the end, she found her story a home and, in the process, fulfilled a beautiful dream.

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