Seared By Words-Book 2

Book 2 in the Heed My Name Series.

Excerpt:

"He looked down, watching her face peacefully lull against his chest plate; she was sleeping, just sleeping. Any other thought would only cause him panic; she would be well, she would live, she is alive. The words echoed in his skull, repeating them over and over to himself. In a kinder world, what would they have been? From the start? Would he have teased her? Maybe picked her flowers? She would have denied him, and he would have chased her until she'd call him "mine". But this world isn't kind."
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After the blood-drenched night, pieces that once seemed to fit neatly into place are now scattered and distorted into a picture far from the prophecy Orion had imagined for himself. Sutekh has lost far more than his head, but those losses soon turn out to form unlikely alliances which are now the only strings keeping the play from falling apart.

Kallista might have gained what freedom she sought, but at what price? To be hunted like game by the very Empire she'd been promised to one day inherit. But will that very game be what finally unravels what desires she swore to keep buried, or will Orion's secrets be what ultimately destroys what they fought so hard to deny?
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DISCALIMER
Be aware that this is an unedited first draft of this story and that English is not my first language. The quality improves as the story progresses, and I learn along the way; this is my first serious writing project.
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