But The Creator refused to remove freedom from any of his creation. “Your father sang his song to The Creator, warning him that those who watch were looking away. Where you look your feet will follow.” “Yes, Maither.” “His brethren, so distraught, had no choice but to follow, they chose to turn away from their true purpose - but not before they were warned.” “I love this part.” I sighed and waited. Because one thing you must always remember, my son. He looked upon the face of one of the humans, and he fell. “Their job was to never look away… but one day after a great battle where many children’s lives were lost, one of those who Watch could not bear it anymore. Safe from the Heavenliness, from what they could not possibly understand. “Those who watch were sent to the Great Mountain to watch over the humans, to keep them “…’tis nothing but a faerie tale.” “Please?” She took a deep breath, and I knew it in my soul she was about to tell me my destiny, as sure as the sun would rise and the moon soon after. “Tell me the story again… of the Great Wolf.” She stopped rocking me as a great sadness rested against my chest like a blanket of fire. “Do not scared.” “Be scared,” she admonished and then pulled me into her lap, rocking me back and forth. My arms felt stronger, lighter than they had since waking up in this cruel magical world.
Her tears were dry, her expression worried. My mother was still sitting in the same spot. It could have been minutes, hours - even days - when my heavy eyes finally opened. I shivered as something pierced my neck, and then the room tilted on its side as my vision blurred into a red haze. “Born to lead.” Those were the prayers whispered to me by Da. If my husband were to find out-” “He would not be Alpha,” the woman finished. “It’s the only thing that keeps him strong. She sat down next to me and pulled my head into her lap her face was worried, pale her green eyes flashed as she whispered to my mother, “This is the last time.” “I understand.” Mother’s voice cracked. I shivered as a hooded figure quickly entered the room and shut the door. Even to catch the tear that dripped from herĬhin onto the threadbare blanket.
I reached up to touch the edges of her face but quickly remembered. Table of Contents Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter FourteenĬhapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-OneĬhapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Chapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight Chapter Thirty-Nine Chapter Forty Chapter Forty-One Chapter Forty-Two Chapter Forty-Three Chapter Forty-Four Chapter Forty-Five Epilogue About The Author Also By Rachel Van DykenĬorners. Except for review purposes, the reproduction of this book in whole or part, electronically or mechanically, constitutes a copyright violation.ĭARKEST TEMPTATION Copyright © 2017 RACHEL VAN DYKEN ISBN-13: 9780997145168 Cover Art by Jena Brignola Formatting by Jill Sava, Love Affair With Fiction There is no implied endorsement if any of these terms are used.
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Names, places, characters, and events are fictitious in every regard. Darkest Temptation The Dark Ones Saga Book 4 by Rachel Van Dyken Copyright © 2017 RACHEL VAN DYKEN This is a work of fiction.
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