“Flayvor…” The despair in Bryck’s voice tore Maya apart.
She caught his hand, clinging to him and offering what strength she could. When Bryck sagged to the floor, kneeling before his lost comrade, Maya let him go and began working on the chains holding the younger demon in place. Bryck would want to take him for whatever burial traditions they held to. She’d heard once that lost demons were laid to rest in the Hall of Souls.
“Wait, Bryck. There is something wrong here.” Bryck looked up at her with eyes black as night. “Where is Flayvor’s soul? I felt it before and now… I can sense it, but not within his body.”
“He was without a guide. His soul may not find its way.” This final cruelty pushed the demon commander to tears. A single black trail slid from his right eye.
She wiped away the track from his cheek. “If his body is healed, will his soul return?”
“Perhaps, if it has not completed the journey back to the Creator, it might.” Hope sparked in his eyes then dimmed at once. “But I know of nothing that can heal him or call back his soul.”
She brushed her lips over his. “Perhaps I do.”
This Friday's first kiss is from Anom'tam 4: Walking Death's Edge. Now available at Cobblestone press.
BLURB:
Complete opposites with a world of death between them, Bryck and Maya have more in common than either suspect, but revealing the deepest of secrets will have to wait until they’ve rescued his missing demon, Flayvor.
Every step toward the rescue has brought new love to the members of the Anom’tan unit and now the pattern begins to make sense.
Everyone will have a part to play. The new lovers will be put to the test. A greater force controls the game and only the ultimate sacrifices will offer Bryck and Maya the future they so desperately need.
Want to know a little more about this story? You can find excerpts and related books at: http://www.lshannon.net/Anomtan.html
Shannon
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