A small girl, turned blind after watching her family get killed in front of her, who suddenly gets the power to see into the future. And not just one future, all the other possible futures.
A once-rich boy, born deaf into an elite family who considered him a disappointment, disowned and shunned, thrown out into the streets who gained the ability to hear thoughts.
And a mute gypsy child, who watched her beloved mother die in front of her, became an outcast as well as beaten, broken in both mind and soul.
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Jayla was finishing drying her hands when she heard the screaming.
"Mom? Dad?" She called out, dropping the yellow hand towel and running to the kitchen where they were preparing dinner. "Sean? Senora?"
The screams continued, then were shut off and followed by sobbing. Jayla turned the corner of the hallway and finally came to the kitchen, the noises growing louder as she neared it.
"Hey, what's happe-"
Jayla's face paled as the words shoved themselves down her throat, saying, nope, not doing that, time to go, now let's beat it out of here, as her brain kick-started and adrenaline coursed through her body.
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When Ari touches a cursed artifact and becomes possessed by a powerful spell, he must find a way to control it or risk losing himself and the half-vampire he loves.
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Aristotle Lorenfield knows he's unusual. He lives in a museum of haunted objects, studies ancient magics, and is unapologetically asexual. He's used to being alone and doesn't want anything more. Then, one day, his archeologist uncle sends him a mysterious artifact in the mail, thrusting Ari into a world of real magic, necromantic cults, supernatural beings, and dangerous secrets. Torn from the comfort of his solitude, Ari must face the pain in his past, and the truth in himself, if he hopes to survive and save the man he's come to love - but the greatest dangers lie closer to home than he thinks.
Cover designed by Adam Budny