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Rylie’s kidnapping event reveals truths about herself and her family that she wasn't aware of.

She discovers she is a goddess with immense powers and abilities, and her father is a ten thousand year old god with a plan that threatens her sisters, her mother, and everyone she loves.

And reluctant Rylie is the only one that can stop him.

Family ties are broken and new alliances formed
Love is found and betrayal stings worst
The past threatens to taint the future and Rylie must become the balance that keeps both times in their rightful place.

But at what cost?

Rylie Bane

"There is no flipping way I am doing that." She declared, hands folded as she eyed me–hard. Her tone was so sharp that I almost gave up. Almost.

"Rayah, puhleeeeeease. I need to get it back." I begged shamelessly.

"And you will, at sunrise, when there is some light." She went back to picking up her clothes. I could swear her room was always littered with them. I wondered why she even had a wardrobe.

"Bears won't wander that close," she answered offhandedly, not even sparing me a glance.

"What if a bird flies away with it?"

"Birding activities are low at night, that won't happen."

"What if squirrels run off with it?" The possibilities were endless, I couldn't sleep, knowing it was down there and not up here with me.

"Good riddance then, you're not the only one in need of some warmth."

The Shawl and The Night