My brow furrowed. Nothing much lay nearby but shattered trees and smoking debris. A short distance from me, Clay was struggling to rise, his body half-buried beneath kindling much like mine had been. On the far side of the gravel yard, the maroon-robed freak was crumpled and, from the bloodied mess of his body, very clearly dead. A few yards from him was a charred corpse, only a few unburned scraps of fabric hanging from it.
I recognized Owen’s clothes. I glanced around again, wondering what’d been able to do that to him.
The whispering resumed, darker and colder than before. I froze, incredulity hitting me at the same time as understanding.
My gaze tracked upward.
The storm. The whisper was coming from the storm.
My heart started to pound harder. It wasn’t really in my ears, though. It was in my head. I could feel it. Like a presence, watching me. Studying me. Speaking to me. The words were still gibberish, but somehow, that didn’t matter anymore.
A chuckle left me. My lips pulled back, curling into a smile.
I knew what it wanted me to do.
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Other titles by Skye Malone
The Touch Me series
The Awakened Fate series
The Children and the Blood trilogy (published under the name Megan Joel Peterson)
About the author
Skye Malone is a fantasy and paranormal romance author, which means she spends most of her time not-quite-convinced that the magical things she imagines couldn't actually exist.
A Midwestern girl who migrated to the Pacific Northwest, she hopes to someday travel the world – though in the meantime she’ll take any story that whisks her off to a place where the fantastic lives inside the everyday. She loves strong and passionate characters, complex villains, and satisfying endings that stay with you long after the book is done. An inveterate writer, she can’t go a day without getting her hands on a keyboard, and can usually be found typing away while she listens to all the adventures unfolding in her head.
Skye also writes young adult urban fantasy as Megan Joel Peterson and is the author of The Children and the Blood trilogy.
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Blurb
Kidnapping. Torture. Betrayal.
Chloe has survived them all. On the run from her parents, a mad scientist, and Noah’s bloodthirsty relatives, her only chance at finding answers now lies with Ellie’s mysterious teacher, Olivia. But when nearly everyone who’s learned your secret has ended up wanting to use you or kill you, trust may prove the most elusive thing of all.
Table of Contents
Pronunciation Guide
Prologue: Wyatt
Chapter One: Chloe
Chapter Two: Zeke
Chapter Three: Noah
Chapter Four: Chloe
Chapter Five: Zeke
Chapter Six: Wyatt
Chapter Seven: Noah
Chapter Eight: Chloe
Chapter Nine: Wyatt
Chapter Ten: Zeke
Chapter Eleven: Chloe
Chapter Twelve: Wyatt
Chapter Thirteen: Chloe
Chapter Fourteen: Zeke
Chapter Fifteen: Wyatt
Chapter Sixteen: Chloe
Chapter Seventeen: Wyatt
Chapter Eighteen: Zeke
Chapter Nineteen: Noah
Chapter Twenty: Wyatt
Chapter Twenty-One: Chloe
Epilogue: Wyatt
Afterword
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