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

“The talismans pretty much negate that,” Terrell had countered.


“No, they don’t. He’s got more of them. The only real way to get at him is through his physical weaknesses. And there’s no way in hell you could go toe to toe with him like that. I’m sorry, Terrell, but it doesn’t make any sense at all. You can barely walk on bad days. How the hell are you gonna fight? You’ll just get killed. And it’ll be easy!”


He couldn’t believe he’d said that. Or what followed: “It’s like you’re just lining up to be his next victim!”


The last thing he wanted, other than to see any harm come to Kenna and Terrell, was to make him feel inadequate or weak. But Dakota couldn’t risk what might happen if he went off alone, and at the time, he thought that was more important than emotions.


Chapter 84