Compilation Of Short Stories
It was a low, clear note that resonated in the hollow of his bones.
Aethoniel approached, the silken shadows that clung to his form trailing behind him like a royal cloak. He was tall, all sharp angles and predatory grace, his skin the pale silver of moonlight, his hair a fall of ink-black silk. His eyes, the colour of aged mercury, swept over her. She was a storm-witch, he’d been told. Her magic would taste of ozone and unleashed tempests.
“Do you know why you are here, Astrid?” he asked, his voice a low hum that vibrated in the air between them.