Exhausted with life, Dakota tries to end his -- only to be saved at the last moment by his friend Terrell, who then drags him into a world of magic and intrigue that's always been right there, hidden beneath the surface.<br><br>Powerful magic users are steadily pulling the planet into a violent war, and evil forces will stop at nothing to take the talismans possessed by Dakota and his newfound family. Dakota soon finds himself deeply in over his head ... with love, with family, with fighting for all their lives.

The Pyre Starter

No one had ever showed this much romantic interest in Dakota, this quickly and deeply, on so little information. Sure, he had suitors. He wassexually active, relatively attractive when he put his mind to it, and not exactly opposed to getting some when it was readily offered. But this wasn’t about sex. Or at least it didn’t seem to be.


He remembered Terrell’s reputation. Men and women alike got close to him, and then he broke their hearts. Right? But did he act this vulnerable with them? This reckless? That wasn’t something a person could just turn on and off, could they?


Even at face value, the confession couldn’t be taken lightly. People didn’t throw themselves halfway off of bridges for someone or share all their secrets just to get laid. This was something powerful and rare. This was devotion to a cause. “Is that why you gave me this?” Dakota picked the talisman up by the disk for effect.


Chapter 18