He now had a secret of his own.
End of Book One:
The story continues in Immortal Clash.
Thank you for reading. Please look for my other books in the Immortal Trilogy…
Immortal Clash
Immortal Conquest.
Also by James McNally…
Keepers of the Forest
Excerpt from Immortal Clash.
It was dark and there was desert all around as she ran. The blood on her face wasn’t hers. She had been running for a long time and was exhausted, but she couldn’t rest. Not yet. She was hungry and cold. She was in the New Mexico desert, that much she remembered. She thought deserts were supposed to be hot? The light sheen of sweat on her skin was chilling her, causing her to shiver.
And she was thirsty. So thirsty.
In the distance a wolf howled and the girl stopped with a gasp. Were they close? How close? She had to know.
Remembering the carnage in the banquet hall caused her to cry but she stubbornly wiped away the tears. She had precious little moisture left in her body and crying was using up resources she couldn’t afford to lose. She could grieve for her friends later, not now. Not while her own life was still in danger. There were so many horrible looking wolves. One minute the room was full of people, talking and laughing. Only moments later the wolves came, killing everyone. Just killing them! Why would wolves do that?
A sound nearby startled her from her memories of death: heavy breathing…
Emotionally and physically exhausted, she knew she should run. But she could go no further, didn’t even want to. Instead, she dropped into the sand and waited to die.
Cringing in a fetal ball with her head cradled in her arms, she felt the hot breath on her neck…
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