page_395 < previous page page_395 next page > Page 395 "Is this what Connor asks of me?" Aisling smiled. "No. Connor would come to you now, if I allowed it. But I cannot. His power is strong. I must see him wed to a woman of the bloodline, a woman who does not fear the legacy of the Sidhe." Laura pressed her hand to her heart at the sudden pain that sliced through her. "He is going to marry another woman?" "In time." Laura closed her eyes, emotions colliding inside of her, pain and need and fear she couldn't suppress. "Did you think he would live his days without the warmth of a woman?" Aisling drew in her breath, then released it in a long sigh. "Do you truly wish that type of loneliness for him?" Laura shook her head. "Please let me see him." "When you have the courage to embrace the power within you, that is when you shall see Connor." Aisling walked toward the mountains, her gown of ruby silk rippling in the breeze. "No, please, don't go!" Aisling turned, smiling as she looked at Laura. "Search within your heart for the answers." "Wait!" Aisling kept walking, sunlight shimmering around her, as though the light were coming from her, her image growing lighter, lighter until there was nothing but sunlight. "No! Please let me see him." Laura sank to her knees on the thick carpet of meadow grass and wildflowers, all of her doubts and fears coalescing into one undeniable factshe didn't want to live without Connor. "I need you, my love." Â < previous page page_395 next page >