by Lisa Rector
“I’m afraid not.”
Owein stepped behind my shoulder and squeezed it. The small gesture shivered peace through me.
“Did he enter Gorlassar?” I leaned forward a fraction, just enough not to disturb Ahnalyn. “Did he get help? Why doesn’t he come?”
“Yes,” Kelyn said. “And yes. But he cannot ever come.”
My stomach suddenly felt bitter. “So the High Emrys couldn’t help him.”
“He is forever changed,” Kelyn said. “Forever linked to Caedryn. If Kenrik came here, Caedryn would find you.”
“I understand.” So much sorrow filled me because I was the cause of Kenrik’s suffering. Until the day Kenrik died, he’d have no choice but to endure Caedryn’s twisted temperament.
“He’s a vagabond. He took a ship in the south. I’ll never see him again. Not as long as Caedryn’s alive. But Kenrik did ask me to do one thing for him.” Kelyn pulled a velvet pouch from his pocket, untied the strings, and slid an object into his palm. He held it out. “Kenrik wanted you to have this.”
Shimmering in his palm was a round pearlescent stone attached to a silver chain. A precious jewel I thought I’d never lay eyes on again.
My dragon stone.
I placed my palm over Kelyn’s. He clasped my hand and pressed the rock firmly between us.
I closed my eyes as they brimmed with tears, anticipating. Nervous. Seren… Seren?
With her voice came three words, which gave back everything—affection, family, and home—that I had been missing for so long.
I am here.
The End.
Acknowledgements
I’d like to thank my beta readers. They had some great ideas for improving Fallen Emrys, and they are great writers in their own right. John Kammeyer, Julie L. Spencer, Amy Linnabary Meyer, and Robin Cranney. Be sure to look on Amazon for their books.
Much love and many thanks to my husband, who I drive nuts with laments about plot foibles and editing snafus.
Beth Bentley, my editor, I will always be grateful for you.
And my dear fans, I’m ever so thankful for you!
Continue the adventure in
Master of Lies
Chronicles of the Half-Emrys #1
Lost to the lies. Consumed by revenge.
Unaware of her immortal heritage, the truth concealed from her, Ahnalyn learns she’s a child of two worlds—a half-emrys with the ability to wield the light and the dark power. When Ahnalyn is taken captive by an evil tyrant named Lord Caedryn, Aneirin, a Son of Light, defies law, risking exile to come to her rescue.
As Aneirin’s life becomes entwined with Ahnalyn’s, he is certain that she belongs with the immortal emrys. But doubt and fear shroud Ahnalyn as the painful truths of her past unfold. Ahnalyn is thrown on a journey beyond her control, and she must sift through the lies Caedryn throws at her to uncover her true self and true potential before the darkness consumes her.
Master of Lies, an epic paranormal fantasy, is the first book in the Chronicles of the Half-Emrys.
About the Author
Lisa Rector is a Maryland native and can’t imagine living anywhere else. She married her high school sweetheart for time and all eternity in the Washington D.C. Temple after she fell in love with his endless sense of humor. Lisa enjoyed a short stint as a labor and delivery nurse before becoming a stay-at-home mom for her two beautiful daughters. In addition to her newfound love of writing, her passions are gardening, yoga, and her faith in Jesus Christ. Her favorite delights are decadent homemade cakes, cookies, or brownies—never store-bought. Check out perpetualgardener.blogspot.com or Author Lisa Rector on Facebook.
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