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Fourteen-year-old Breena
Taljain’s dreary existence in the slums of Purgaire comes to a sudden end when
a chance encounter with a criminal mastermind known as the Patriarch goes
horridly wrong. His assault on her for refusing to pay for her mother’s
addiction leaves her comatose and teetering on the edge of life and death.
Galbrecht Atalir is a washed-up
doctor struggling to overcome his inner demons through alcohol and aggression.
He never quite recovered from the unsolved murder of his family seven years
prior. When he discovers Breena as his newest patient, he knows at once that
the Patriarch is the one who eluded him for almost a decade.
The medicine Galbrecht gives
Breena draws her into a heavenly paradise. When it ebbs away, though, the
recurring trauma plunges her into treacherous hinterlands. There, Breena must
learn to find power in courage, hope, and love to overcome fiends of hatred
bent on permanently ending her existence.
With justice burning
in his heart, Galbrecht begins a race against time to seek out the Patriarch in
the underworld before Breena loses her struggle against the ever-darkening
terrors of her mind….
Excerpt:
Breena tilted her head upwards and glared at him as best as
she could. How had she ever been scared of him? She understood him perfectly.
Everything made sense now. She had found strength in her weaknesses. The
compassion that had made her vulnerable in her former life was now invaluable.
“You’re wrong, Mulciber. I’m only fourteen years old. I’m
not as strong as you…but at least…at least I can admit my faults. That takes
true power. I know I can’t…I can’t do everything alone.” She coughed again and
whimpered from the dull throbbing in her abdomen. “Life is all about g-give and
take. I need others to catch me when I fall. There’s nothing…nothing wrong with
that. I need my friends and they…they need me.” She huffed and wiped the sweat
from her brows. “There’s more to strength than…than raw might. You just don’t
want to accept the…the truth. You’re too scared. That’s…that’s why….” She
hacked up spittle and heaved wildly. She could no longer make out anything but
blurs of incandescent light. “That’s why I’m stronger than you, Mulciber.”
What? That…that doesn’t…that doesn’t…!
“It’s your turn to prove your strength to me.
Break…break free of Izanami and join me. You need me and I…and I need you.
Don’t…don’t be a coward.”
No more…no more, human!
Mulciber let out his fiercest shriek yet. One curt glance
to his left halted Veku and Lilim in their tracks. Even Leinth stopped her
relentless advance.
You…Mulciber hissed. You would call me a…a
coward? Me? You are wrong! How…how dare you underestimate me? I am Mulciber,
King of the Ifrits!
“Then…then show me the worth of a king’s pride.”
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Jake Bonsignore is the author of Descendant of Strife,
Empyreal Illusions, and Awakening the Fire. He is a graduate of
the University of South Florida with magna cum laude honors. Outside of his
literary pursuits, he enjoys playing sports and is a fitness enthusiast. He is
currently working on his next novel.
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