Kane stared at the dead body before him. “No, they are not. Djoser confirmed.”
“Where the hell is Djoser?” Dakar yelled. “We need him.”
“Dead,” Kane said. “He suicided himself on my blade. I’ve never in all my years seen that move.”
“Oh, gods.” Dakar hit his knees.
Astrid walked to Dakar and gripped his shoulder. “We will find them. Whether they are here or another realm. We won’t stop looking. But for now, our job is done. Let us go home. Kane…”
“I’m texting Ashor right now.” Kane punched madly on his cell. “Damn it. Still won’t go through. No signal. They must be jamming signals here.” He glanced up. “We should try to find that other Arabic guy.”
Khyan said, “I saw someone speeding away in a car. But there’s no one else here. It’s a ghost town.”
“Shit,” Kane cursed. “That one who escaped will probably bring back Djoser. There was a daemon possessing that body.”
A portal opened close to Astrid. She pointed. “Go.”
Khyan and Dakar shuffled through.
Kane followed, but before he crossed the portal’s threshold, Astrid gripped his arm. The portal snapped shut. She wound her arms around his neck. “I love you. I think we earned at least twenty-four hours of a break.”
“A beach and you in a string bikini?” He smiled down at her.
“That’s what I was thinking.”
“With Shay and Cy missing, I don’t know if they’ll allow us or if we should.”
Astrid fingered the hair on his neck. “We’ve done all we can for today. Wherever those two are, I suspect it’ll be a long while before we find them. We will find them. But right now, it’s time for us. I did just kill a god.”
“No use arguing with a goddess.” Kane captured her lips. “I’ve got a hell of a lot of time to make up for.”
“You bet your ass you do, Langford.” She grinned, her heart full.
Glossary of Terms
AKHRIAN: A human who is gifted with innate preternatural healing power chosen to serve as doctor to the Scimitar magi. This sacred healer also serves a crucial role in identifying reincarnated magi.
BOCHNORI: Ensorcelled living tattoo bound to its master by god magik.
DAEMON: The cursed spirit of a human that practiced dark magic while alive, denied entry into heaven and hell, but left to wander forever in purgatory.
KEM-SEKI: Pronounced km-ski. An id-based darkness that slowly consumes a magus’s mind, the result of exposure to daemons’ corrosive evil.
ORDER OF ASSASSINS: A secretive Islamic cult, an offshoot of the Shiite Muslims, founded in the early eleventh century in Persia. The sect is divided into several groups, including the Dais (Initiated), Refiks (Students), and Fedavis (Devoted Ones). The word assassin comes from their nickname, Hashishin (hashish-eaters), originating from the rumored custom these cultists had of using drugs before their killings.
SCIMITAR MAGUS: Highly trained magus warrior who protects the world against daemons. Each possesses one distinct supernatural power and enhanced mental acuity as well as rapid healing ability.
SEICHIM: Pronounced say-keem. A mystical energy endowed to each magus that enhances a warrior’s natural physical and mental abilities to attain greater precision. With this energy, the magus can sense the living energies around him and move faster and stronger than any human.
SENARIAI: Pronounced see-nary-eye. The destined woman spiritually bonded to one magus.
A word about the author...
Zoe Forward writes adventure paranormal romances. She lives in the south with her family and an assortment of pets. A deep part of her wishes she’d pursued a career that would have her at a dig site in a hot, sandy country, but she’s a small animal veterinarian caring for everything from cats and dogs to chinchillas...and there was even a hermit crab in there. When she’s not being a vet, a mom, or sneaking out to a movie with her husband, she’s at her laptop writing.
You can learn more about Zoe and her writing at:
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Praise for Zoe Forward’s
Dedication
Author’s Note:
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
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