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

But he protected himself. Ending the violence. Finding the only solution to an impossible situation. Dakota couldn’t make that choice. Never mind locating enough courage and strength within himself to accomplish such a deed. It was unfathomable. And then being abandoned by the family he’d taken beatings for? It must’ve broken Terrell’s heart, his spirit, and everything he had left. No wonder Eleanor didn’t think Terrell needed anyone. Knowing what he’d done, when he was all alone…


“Please, say something,” Terrell’s fearful voice broke into his internal monologue and snapped him out of a daze.


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