You are my heart, my soul, he said, his arms going around my waist and holding me tightly. As you are mine, I repeated. The magic in the air got stronger, thrumming through the forest, matching the rhythm of our breathing, matching the beating of our hearts. Dance with me, this night and for the rest of our nights, he said. For as long as the moon shines in the sky and for as long as we live underneath her.

Moon Sworn: Number 9 in series (ed. Hachette UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780748118038