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Betrayed
Nancy Corrigan
Contents
Introduction
Wild Hunt Dictionary
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter Thirty-Five, plus next book preview
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He was born to kill her…but he’ll risk everything to save her.
Calan, the leader of the Wild Hunt, was created for one purpose—to hunt the Unseelie Court and return the depraved fairies to Hell. He’s not supposed to fall in love with one of them, but Harley, a half breed fairy, captures his heart and soul with only a glance.
Harley always knew she was a little…different…but when the monsters start calling her family, there's no ignoring the truth. She's evil too. Dying is her only escape, but the sexy, blue-eyed hunter who saves her won't let her take the easy way out.
Everything Calan knows about the corrupted fairies who prey on humans should make his choice easy – betray Harley and damn her to Hell. The way she touches him doesn't feel evil, though. Actually, it feels incredibly good.
But falling for the enemy has consequences both for his heart and for the world. Harley has the potential to be very, very bad, and if he fails to save her soul everyone will be damned.
Join the Wild Hunt and get lost in a passionate story of betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption where beauty is soul deep, not skin deep.
Calan and Harley's story has a guaranteed happily ever after with no cheating.
Wild Hunt Dictionary
Huntsmen – the immortal riders of the Wild Hunt; also known as the Teulu
Teulu – family of Hunters; members consist of the bastard children of Arawn, Lord of the Underworld, and those humans invited to ride in the Wild Hunt
Wild Hunt – the endless nightly hunt of those beings infected by Chaos
Chaos – the raw power from which the world was formed; disorder in its purest form
Fairy – an otherworldly creature; either Seelie or Unseelie
Seelie – a fairy who is “good” or “pure”
Unseelie – a Seelie who has either willing or unwilling been infected with Chaos; a fairy who is “bad” or “evil”
Seelie Fairy Court – the ruling faction of the Seelies; no known members; once led by Dagda
Unseelie Fairy Court – the ruling faction of the Unseelies; included are the Unseelies and the redcaps; led by Dar (formerly known as Dagda)
Redcap – a human who has sold his soul to an Unseelie in exchange for immortality and power; leaders of the Unseelie Fairy Court’s army of sluaghs
Sluagh – the walking dead; a human who has been tricked into a redcap’s fairy ring
Glamour – the magic of the fairies (both Seelie and Unseelie)
Acknowledgments
Intense chemistry between the hero and heroine adds a sexy spark to this unique take on demon and fae mythology.
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Chapter One
Nine Years Ago
Harley Callahan peered through the windshield. No lights shone in her house. She scanned the windows for movement. Nothing. She grinned and barely resisted doing a little dance in her seat. Another successful escape from the mansion of solitude. She wished she’d started sneaking out sooner. The past seven days had been the best of her life.
Tomorrow would be even better. She was moving out. Harley couldn’t wait to turn her back on her privileged life and the secluded three-hundred-acre estate she called home. Deep in the Catskill Mountains of New York, her parents’ country retreat offered walking paths, gardens, a lake, and a greenhouse. It was beautiful. It had also acted as her prison for as long as she could remember.
No more, though. She’d never allow anyone to lock her away again.
The decision she’d made tonight was the right one. Harley knew it in her soul. She allowed the conviction to settle over her and continued her survey.
Darkness covered the grounds she knew by heart. Nothing unusual grabbed her attention. She opened the car door and listened. Only the sounds of insects and the hoots of owls carried over the quiet of the night. She scanned the windows once more, and the tension drained from her muscles.
Her mother still slept.
Harley breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn’t get caught outside after dark. It was against the rules. She’d be barricaded in her room or sent to the basement.
A chill ran down her spine. She shoved away the memories of her youth before the recollections of solitary confinement took hold.
Part of her was tempted to just drive away, but she needed the stash of money she’d collected over the years if she expected to make it on her own. Besides, she wanted to leave a note for her brothers—telling them good-bye.
She slipped out of her car and took several steps across the lawn before a dull ache spread through her—familiar and unsettling. Harley pressed a balled fist to her chest, where the hollow feeling she experienced nightly flared, worse than she’d ever endured. She didn’t know what caused it or why it had gotten worse over the years. Her mom refused to take her to a doctor. A trip to the clinic would involve leaving the estate, and Harley wasn’t allowed around other people.
She had to stay at home where it was safe.
Anger rose and made the burning sensation worse. She wanted to hit something. The wall, her mother’s prized sculptures, their china—she didn’t care what as long as she left the world around her in chaotic shambles.
No. Harley breathed through the discomfort and pushed the violent thoughts away, exactly as she’d done all her life. Good girls weren’t supposed to act that way, and she was
