The answer was but one name…
“Sammael.”
To be continued in
The Pentagram Child
Part 2.
Read on for an Excerpt of…
The Pentagram Child
Part 2
Draven
Chapter 44
Venom of God.
I had watched many horrors in my countless lifetimes but none even came close to watching the woman you loved in dying agony. Seeing each wound lacerate her body over and over was living a torture of the likes I had never known. The battle that raged inside of me was a torrent of emotion flooding my senses with both the need to kill and destroy and that to protect. I knew what needed to be done in order to keep the balance of my people and the mortals we shared this Earth with but seeing my girl in danger overrode all of that mentality.
So I took her place and could only pray that in my absence she would remain safe. I had to believe that or my demon would take over completely and seeing where I had now come, I needed that belief more than ever. It would be so easy to let myself go completely and free the beast that fuels my rage. It too wanted his girl safe and unharmed and anything that threatened that only needed to be eradicated in the eyes of the demon. But what the cretin didn’t know and what my Keira had to trust in was that I too had a plan.
Belphegor had been more than helpful after our persuasive chat and I was surprised when so little force was needed for him to crack. It had been a shame really as I had hoped to have relieved some of the mounting pressure I felt from having my Electus taken from me. But one look at me entering that Dublin pub and his vessel had nearly relieved itself. After that he had told me all I needed to know about one Alex Cain and his sordid family history.
I had to hand it to Sammael and the sheer depth of his plans. They had taken root near the very beginning of time. But unbeknown to all of us it was only through the right alinement of the planets and all levels of Heaven and Hell could such a feat be accomplished. And that feat was the key to unleashing the Titans, a key that I now held in my hand at the mouth of Tartarus.
I looked down at the vial of blood in my palm and then back up at the black volcanic wasteland that surrounded the Mountain. I knew where I needed to go and what lay in the belly of the prison. Around the centre was the main part where the prisoners were kept. Where the worst of Hell’s demons that could not be tamed remained forever bound.
The sides of Mount Tartarus weren’t made from demonic rock formations at all but something far more sinister. It was a steep maze made from the stone bones that represented the mortal victims of each incarcerated inmate. As each new prisoner is added, the walls of the mountain grow from the lost souls of the lives taken and in fact become a piece of the guilty’s punishment. And all this is spawn from the core in which it surrounds. Its centre was the heart from which true evil was born…
The Titans.
Acknowledgements
To my Dravenites,
As always you guys are the first I wish to thank and will forever feel blessed for all your amazing support as I continue to take this journey.
This last year has certainly been another emotional rollercoaster for me but as always I feel the support from my fans is a strength I gain like no other. For this I cannot thank you all enough.
I hope you all enjoyed part one of The Pentagram Child as much as I enjoyed writing it. And as always I strive not to let you down.
I would like to offer special thanks to those who not only continued to believe in me but also helped make this book possible.
To Belisha Husband, who is there for me every day as both a special friend and someone who cracks the whip when she sees my deadline getting closer.
My sister who we all love for her extraordinary vision and talent in giving Afterlife the front covers they deserve.
To my wonderful Mother who does an amazing job at editing my books and keeps me grounded through hard times. I would be lost without you and love you dearly.
Also a shout out to my Father who adds his own grumpy humour at times when it is most needed (The want to tear your hair out days)
A big shout has to go to all those mentioned in the list below and also every single one of you who find yourselves fans of the Saga. I wish I could name you all but these are just a few to show my love to those who make it their mission to spreading the Afterlife word. Cocktails on me!
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Table of Contents
The Pentagram Child Part 1
Copyright
Warning:
Other books
Dedication
PROLOGUE
Chapter 1 Visions of Pain
Chapter 2 Hell’s Lasting Footsteps
Chapter 3 Somebody Else?
Chapter 4 Back to Afterlife
Chapter 5 Back to the Beginning.
Chapter 6 Through Draven’s Door
Chapters 7 Truthful Trip Down Memory Lane
Chapter 8 Secrets Already Known
Chapter 9 Pity for Your Brother
Chapter 10 Little Apple or Little Bear?
Chapter 11 Broken Time Shattered
Chapter 12 Awkward Much?
Chapter 13 In Bad Taste
Chapter 14
A Date to Remember
Chapter 15 I See Fire in Your Scars
Chapter 16 Terrifying Little People
Chapter 17 Almost Letting Go.
Chapter 18 The Gift that Keeps Growing
Chapter 19 And it Begins.
Chapter 20 Bidding Not Bought This Time.
Chapter 21 Painted Demons
Chapter 22 Seventy Seven Reasons
Chapter 23 All or Nothing
Chapter 24 Catching the Right Words
Chapter 25 Ask Me Anything
Chapter 26 Alex and Answers
Chapter 27 I Miss Your Wings
Chapter 28 Girl Madness
Chapter 29 Say That Again.
Chapter 30 Say Something.
Chapter 31 A Royal Appearance.
Chapter 32 It’s All about the Masks
Chapter 33 When the Apple Falls
Chapter 34 Running from the Truth.
Chapter 35 Done Waiting.
Chapter 36 The Truth Finally Comes Out
Chapter 37 Truth
Chapter 38 Secret Symbols
Chapter 39 Eveleen.
Chapter 40 The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
Chapter 41 Caliburnus
Chapter 42 Scream Bloody Murder and Raise The Dead.
Chapter 43 The Final Trade
Chapter 44 Venom of God.
Acknowledgements
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