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

She took the books from him. He offered her a couple of pencils, and she accepted them in silence. Without another word, Kenna got to work, starting on the Spanish first. Dakota left her to it. He took the neglected workbooks away to give her more room to work. In about half an hour, he would check on her to see how she was doing.


Over the next couple of weeks, Kenna burned through her worksheets with ease. Once Dakota grew accustomed to her handwriting, which was a little sloppy, he found that she rarely made mistakes, and she typically wrote long, thoughtful responses when the question called for it. If he left her alone too long, she occasionally did more than what was asked of her.


Or she would doodle in the margins next to reading assignments. Swirls, cartoon gusts of wind or waves on a beach, mountains, flowers, trees—nice things.


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