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

Still, Dakota knew he could use some help. Straightening his back, he opened the door the rest of the way and walked slowly into the room, pulling the oxygen tank behind him. “What’s going on?” he asked as though he didn’t hear every word of the conversation. The tension in the room could be cut with a knife.


“Lanie wants to go find Adelaide Price in Louisiana,” Terrell explained slowly, glaring at his cousin. “She wants to go now. But your health is a lot more important.”


“Ahh.” Dakota smiled wickedly at Eleanor before taking a seat at the room’s desk.


She wrinkled her nose at him and narrowed her eyes. “You’d stop Terrell from helping the family?”


“Lanie!” Terrell shouted. “You know that’s not what’s happening here. I think you should go.”


She reared her head back in anger and clicked her heels together. “What, you’re gonna kick me to the curb, too?”


“Just go, Lanie. Before you burn the only bridge you have left.”


Chapter 56