Thorn & Ash by R.L. Perez EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: R.L. Perez
- Language: English
- Genre: Fantasy & Futuristic Romance
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The air held the faintest smell of pine and evergreen—the only sense of
reality the charmed atmosphere could muster, thanks to his father’s
powerful illusion spells. Frankly, Evander was impressed the magic
included scents at all. The vision of the forested landscape was delightful
enough.
But beneath the familiar smells was the sickly odor of death magic. The
sharp scent stung Evander’s nostrils, and he subconsciously ran his fingers
over the smooth surface of the moonstone he wore on a leather cord around
his neck. He never took it off.
He shuddered, ignoring the stench of the powerful and deadly magic he
tried not to think about on a regular basis as he looked for something else.
Something new.
He hadn’t shepherded a new soul in days. Yet the river continued to
flow smoothly. Evander wondered if perhaps he was doing something
wrong, or if he was neglecting his duties. He liked patrolling the river
Cocytus. It was peaceful out here, and he didn’t want to lose his position.
Cyrus, his younger brother and the ruler of the Underworld, had once
been a friend to Evander. But with his mighty rise to power, he had become
something corrupted. Something dangerous. Something Evander couldn’t
trust at all.
Again, Evander’s hand went to his moonstone necklace. I will never
become like him, he thought grimly. The magic contained in his necklace
made certain of that.
The beast within him surged forward, sensing where his thoughts had
turned. But Evander willed it to remain caged.
Not now, he told it. Soon, the beast would be free. But not now.
His brothers were too dangerous and volatile to be around, which meant
Evander’s only companions out here were the grieving souls in the river.
Between his curse, the beast inside him, and his godly responsibility,
Evander would likely spend an eternity alone.
But it was worth it.
If constant loneliness is the price I must pay to be free of darkness, then
so be it, he thought. The alternative was allowing himself to be warped and
twisted into something evil and uncaring like Cyrus.
Never, he vowed.
Evander couldn’t trust that Cyrus would spare him from the same
torment he had inflicted on their other brothers, regardless of how cautious
Evander was around him. He strived to keep his head down, to avoid
drawing attention to himself. But power called to everyone in many
disturbing ways. Friends became foes. Love became a weakness, something
to despise. Any sign of affection bled away in favor of a cruel, hungry need
for more.
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