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

Maybe he wasn’t the person Terrell obsessed over. But who he’d become was actually worthy of that attention. He wasn’t just a shell, filled with sorrow and nothingness. He felt whole now, or closer to it than he’d been in a really long time. Did Terrell actually prefer the broken, suicidal kid over a man capable of protecting his family? Was that Terrell’s sick game, to have a lover who needed him so badly that any sign of independent thought caused a problem?


Perhaps Dakota becoming a good person wasthe reason Terrell didn’t love him anymore. He didn’t really want a hero or a freethinker. He wanted a devotee or a moldable figure he could put on a pedestal.


Chapter 97