
At first they had seemed part of his own bleak thoughts, but over time they had coalesced into the form that sat across the room from him, watching him with crimson eyes. He remembered looking up into those hate filled eyes, his cheek throbbing with the blow he had given him, and knew himself damned.ĭarcel had long since stopped responding to the taunts. Of all the pain he had endured, this was what, in the end, would destroy him. Surely they knew, surely they trusted him enough to know that he would never work to harm them. Of all the scenarios that had floated about his thoughts during the long and lonely years he had been imprisoned, it had never once occurred to him that they would believe the very lies he had told the enemy. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.įirst Etopia Press electronic publication: March 2015ĭarcel never thought they wouldn’t believe in him. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales, or organizations is entirely coincidental.Īll Rights Are Reserved. The names, characters, places, and incidents are fictitious or have been used fictitiously, and are not to be construed as real in any way. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000 (). No part of this book may be scanned, uploaded to or downloaded from file sharing sites, or distributed in any other way via the Internet or any other means, electronic or print, without the publisher’s permission. The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is a crime punishable by law. They cannot be sold, shared, or given away. Yes people, it burns so good.”ĮBooks are not transferable. Landon and Kirith are like molten hot lava thrown on your skin.
