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Title: Rout of the Dem-Shyr
Series: Ascendant Series #2
Author: Raine Thomas
Genre: New Adult Sci-Fi Romance
Audience: Ages 17+
Series: Ascendant Series #2
Author: Raine Thomas
Genre: New Adult Sci-Fi Romance
Audience: Ages 17+
Cover Design by MaeiDesign
Book Blurb:
Touted as the future ruler and savior of worlds, Ascendant KyrVawn is ready to put her growing power to good use. She intends to begin with her home planet of Alametria, where hints of corruption have infiltrated the highest levels of the palace. It’s a monumental task, but one she won’t undertake alone.By her side is her personal bodyguard and secret lover, Dem-Shyr TaeDane. Together, they’re determined to uncover the truth behind the changes that occurred while they were off-planet…changes that violate long-standing Alametrian laws.
But it’s hard for them to champion the rules when they don’t live by them. Their love is forbidden by official decree, and with every illicit touch, they edge closer and closer to discovery and disaster. Despite their good intentions, they’ll find out that sometimes love doesn’t conquer all.
In fact, it might just be the very thing that destroys them.
Rout of the Dem-Shyr
Excerpt
Fear and confusion once again
overwhelmed her. Where was she? Why was she in a dark, contained space? Why
couldn’t she mentally connect with the man she loved?
As each question ran through her mind, her strength
amplified. She shoved against the surface above her until her muscles
protested. The sound of creaking prompted her to push even harder. It didn’t
matter what awaited her outside of wherever she was. She’d greet it with open
arms.
It took several minutes of heaving with her enhanced
strength, but eventually, the surface gave way. She tossed aside the entire
length of whatever was containing her, giving her freedom to sit up. As she
did, a wave of dizziness almost made her fall back down. Terror kept her
upright, clinging to the sides of her rectangular prison for support.
She looked around and saw she was in a dimly lit room. She
also realized that she was sitting in a death box.
Another scream built in her throat. In an instant, she was
standing beside the death box rather than inside of it. She had no memory of
climbing out, nor did she know how long she stood beside it, staring at it as
though it could offer her answers to the long stream of questions running
through her barely functioning mind.
The sound of a door handle turning sent her skittering back
into the shadows. She clung to a tall column in the middle of the room and
tried not to make a sound. She wished she had thought to cover the death box,
but knew there was nothing she could do about it now. Hushed whispers reached
her ears as the door opened and closed. Unable to resist, she eased her head
around the column to see who had entered the room.
Zasha, the Wrym who had seen to Kyr’s comforts since her
return to Alametria, stepped into the dim light of a wall sconce. Her hair was
covered by a red scarf. She wore a simple red dress, as well, reminding Kyr
that the Alametrian color of mourning was red…the color of blood and pain. The
flowers Zasha carried, however, were purple. Kyr’s favorite color.
Behind Zasha walked a male that Kyr didn’t recognize until
he stepped into the light: LeoVawn. The pair walked all the way into the center
of the room, stopping short when their eyes adjusted enough for them to see
that the death box was now open and unoccupied. The container of flowers
dropped from Zasha’s hands with a jarring thud.
Kyr couldn’t stop herself from stepping out of the shadows.
She had to get some answers, and the only thoughts she received from the male
and female in the room were shock and confusion. Those emotions heightened when
Leo and Zasha saw her and recognized her. Their eyes went wide. Their
complexions turned the color of wax.
And one single thought got through: But she’s dead.
Their reactions told Kyr why she had been in the death box.
“Zasha,” she said, finding her voice at last. “Where’s Ty?”
The Wrym female stood rooted in place as Kyr approached her
and took her by the upper arms. Leo watched with a slack jaw, but made no move
to intervene.
Kyr tried again. “Please, Zasha. Please tell me where Ty is.
Where is Dem-Shyr TaeDane?”
“Ma’jah,” Leo said in a hoarse voice. “This cannot be.”
Frustration made Kyr want to shout, but she knew anyone
could be outside the doors and listening. Drawing on her growing abilities, she
centered herself and sent calming thoughts to Zasha and Leo. She needed their
help.
“I’m fine, Leo. You can see that. Please tell me where I can
find the Dem-Shyr.”
Leo swallowed audibly before he replied, “I’m sorry to say
that he’s been banished to the Dark Lands, Ma’jah.”
Kyr sifted through her still-muddy memories of her home
planet. “The Dark Lands?” she repeated. “But I thought only murderers are sent
there. It’s the punishment of eternal exile.”
“Yes, Ma’jah,” Leo whispered.
Emotion rose within Kyr. Disbelief. Horror. Anguish. Her
gaze moved between Leo and Zasha, reading only truth in their thoughts and
expressions.
“But…who did he kill?” she asked at last.
“You, Ma’jah,” Zasha answered with tears in her eyes. “He
killed you.”
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