Beyond the Aching Door (The Fatebound Duology, #1)

by Victoria Mier

“Oh yes, Rae-Rae, I can’t believe I haven’t told you before! It’s a spell of sorts. Magic. It’s a way of greeting the darkness, of saying hello. It goes like this: ‘I greet you, Mrenin, as I walk within your shadow and your stead.’ ”