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

“When push came to shove, I did what I had to,” he continued, focusing on pouring milk over his cereal and then finding a clean spoon. “I’m really surprised you can’t see that.”


“It wasn’t your fight, man,” Terrell countered in a subdued voice that only thinly veiled a deep anger. “That monster killed most of my family. It shoulda been one of us to do it. I don’t care what happened or who’s telling the truth. You knew better. I mean, come on. I askedyou to stay here for a fucking reason, Dakota. To look after my sister—and leave it to us! And you didn’t listen. You didn’t care. And why? Because you thought we couldn’t handle it? Because you thought I couldn’t handle it?!”


Chapter 96