Doren was born with a powerful gift -- a gift he's managed to use to put him well on his way to becoming a star. But there is more to that gift than just musical talent, and as careful as Doren is to hide that fact, there are some who know of the power behind the sound, and all the ways they could abuse it.<br><br>August's goal in life is simple: make an impact in the music industry. An opportunity to work as the personal assistant to Doren seems to be exactly the kind of break he needs to accomplish that goal.<br><br>But all too often in life, simple becomes just another complication, especially when there are people whose goal is even simpler: destroy and dominate.

The Gift

“Safer than in his mother’s arms.”


“Oh, baby boy,” she laughed huskily. “I would be so nice to you. No one has ever been so nice as I could be. There is a whole world out there that you do not know yet. The power that you could find to use, the forces we could search out together! August, you would be invincible.”


“We would,” Morana said. “You, and me, and Doren.”


“Me?” August mumbled, locking his sight on Morana, softening his expression and pleading silently for Morana to come closer, just come closer.


“Yes,” she replied, voice trembling.


August leaned toward the glass. “And you?”


“Yes!” Morana all but breathed against the glass she was so close. “You and me.”


August lifted his hands, spreading them, palms flat against the cold. “Show me, Morana,” he murmured. “Show me how it could be.”


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