Relief almost bowled me over. I wrapped my other arm around her, locking her in tight. Breathed her in—apples and cinnamon. Perfect. Gaia, I’d missed this. She fisted my shirt, effectively scattering my thoughts and narrowing my focus to her. And me.
Us.
But the moment couldn’t last—we were behind schedule as it was. I took a quick steadying breath and let out a piercing whistle, pulling Reagan in closer when she startled.
Right on cue, several heads popped out from various locations down the street.
As they ambled toward us, I lightly tugged her hair, saying, “Look.”
She turned her head, cheek still pressed to my chest. A small sound left her lips, either surprise or horror. Hopefully the former.
“Kitty cat!” Caspar called, amber locs loose and swinging. Sebastian shushed him, aiming a fist at his shoulder, which the big Fae dodged.
Micah and Malachi came next, cooing and smooching at us.
“You’re dead,” I mouthed at them.
Nevaeh and Akeno were last, the latter staring a little too hard at the purple-haired rat shifter. Interesting.
When they gathered around, each in turn greeted Reagan, welcoming her to the “cool club.” I explained that they were joining us on the mission.
She raised her eyebrows. “What’s the mission?”
I chuckled. Explaining that to her was going to be fun. “Let’s walk and talk. You have a lot to catch up on.”
As we moved out, she reached down, lacing her fingers through mine. I raised our linked hands, staring at the sight. At the rightness.
She’s your girl.
Startled at my mind’s certainty, I almost tripped over a loose brick in the street. But then I grinned, so wide my cheeks throbbed.
“I know,” I whispered back.
Dear reader,
Thank you so much for joining Tarik and Reagan on
the first leg of what’s going to be an awesome adventure! We really hope you enjoyed the book and we look forward to sharing the rest of their journey with you soon! Until then, we would be incredibly grateful if you could leave a short review on Amazon for us—it doesn’t have to be fancy, but every single review makes a difference in helping other readers find our stories!
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Becky and Tyffany
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Acknowledgments
First of all, I want to thank my co-author Tyffany Hackett for approaching me two years ago with the idea of co-writing a series together. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. I was in a dark place, and from that darkness, Tarik was born. We spent endless nights creating these characters who hold many of our inner demons. We let down our guards and let these characters tell pieces of our own stories, our scars and burdens laid bare. This experience has been challenging and eye-opening, filled with give and take. But most of all, it brought two people together who were more alike than they realized. It created a bond not so easily broken. And I will forever be grateful for that.
I also want to thank our beta readers for their contagious enthusiasm as they read this book. Grace’s special-sauce notes, Shiza’s love of the cute, Hannah’s consistency radar, Chelscey’s world building expertise, Marissa’s keen eye for error—you ladies helped shape this book into something incredible. To our early readers, Melissa, Becky, and Jessica, thank you for shipping our characters!! To my local critique group, Russell, Lyn, and Stephanie, thank you for finding the weak spots and making this book shine.
Many many thanks also goes to the bookstagrammers who jumped at the chance to share this book with the world. We are blown away by your excitement and willingness to help! To our street teams and ARC readers—you rock our socks off. We appreciate you to the moon and back! A huge thank you also goes to the artists Gabriella Bujdosó, Carrow Brown, and Hanna Sandvig for bringing our characters to life with their gorgeous illustrations. And Jane for making them smell amazing with your Wick and Jane candles. We love them so much!
And thank you to our readers for supporting us and loving on our characters. We hope you enjoy Tarik and Reagan’s world and the adventures that are to come!
<3 Becky
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And here we are. There will never be enough words for my gratitude to everyone helping make this author dream a reality. But . . .
To my coauthor, Becky; without whom this series would absolutely not exist. I'm so proud of this book, and us! I never could have imagined where this insane journey would take us but I'm so glad it's you along for the ride! Little pieces of our souls went into these pages, and I wouldn't have it any other way. <3 Love you!
To my husband, Corey; for being a rock without whom I absolutely could not be chasing my dreams. Thank you for supporting my crazy adventure, in every way. I love you!
To my son, Ethan; Nothing will ever motivate me like wanting to do better for you. I love you kiddo, forever and ever and always and more. Times infinity.
To Matt, Chris, Wayne, Jessica and Ally; I couldn't ask for better friends or cheerleaders. You guys are seriously everything and my life is so much more wonderful with you all in it. Love you!
To our beta readers; Grace, Jessica, Becky, Chelscey, Shiza, Hannah, Marissa, & Melissa. You guys provided so much great feedback, and listened to us talk about these characters for so long . . . thank you. We couldn't do this without you!
To my street team; you guys stepped up like champs when I dropped a surprise book launch on your laps and I am SO eternally grateful for every single one of you. Thank you for being amazing supporters and friends.
To everyone who helped share on social media, especially the crew on bookstagram; I don't have words. Thank you. You know who you are. You're amazing.
Special thanks to the artists—Gabriella, Carrow, Hanna, and Jane—who helped bring our characters and worlds to life just a little bit more. <3
And last, but never least, to our readers; for taking a chance on these books and being so damned fantastic. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You're everything. Everything.
<3 Tyff
About the Authors
—Tarik—
Becky Moynihan writes sass, romance, and action. She's also the award-winning author of The Elite Trials trilogy (a YA dystopian romance), and co-author of the Genesis Crystal Saga (an NA urban fantasy series coming in 2020), with author Tyffany Hackett.
She spends her days staring at her picturesque backyard—wishing there weren't so many bugs outside when her goldendoodle insists on playing catch—scarfing down chocolate, and sipping on Mountain Dew. In her spare time, she draws fanfic of her characters, designs book covers, and reads all the books. She lives in central North Carolina with her family.
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—Reagan—
Residing in New York's Southern Tier, Tyffany Hackett is the award-winning author of The Thanatos Trilogy as well as co-author of the Genesis Crystal Saga with Becky Moynihan.
She spends her days chasing after her rambunctious toddler and her nights trying to make the words go. In her down time you can find her killing reapers, darkspawn, or battling for the horde.
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