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

Fuck, they used to be able to tell each other anything. Now, he couldn’t even air legitimate concerns. But he had only himself to blame, didn’t he? And if this deal went bad in a hurry because they could no longer communicate with each other, it would be his fault. “Okay,” Dakota responded quickly. He wisely left it at that, for fear of sounding irritated or defiant. He had a really bad feeling about this, but thanks to his own idiocy, he had no one to tell.


All he could do now was hope everything worked out for the best, and, if it did, try to come up with ways to salvage their relationship after everything was over.


Chapter 87