Mandy M Roth Warriors Of Darkness (Ncp)

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was Phadra?"
William rubbed his temples. "Damnit, Cecelia and Nava are
going to kill me for telling all of you this." He glanced at Kane
and Ondrea. "I doubt your parents will be pleased either."
"Our parents?" Ondrea asked.
Kane touched her shoulder. "Ondrea, I'm like Deryn, I
come directly from Avatars as well. It would stand to reason
that they'd want me dead, too. After all, my father doesn't
come from the blood line. He's a normal supernatural. A
dragon shifter. My guess is that one of your parents is tied to
it all too. It would explain why Nava is so overprotective of
the three of us and why she made sure we'd grow up close."
"Kane's right," William said, leaving Ondrea to stand there
with wide eyes and a blank look on her face. "Nava clumped
the sons and daughters of the mixed Avatarian lines together
in clusters so that they would have added protection and not
draw suspicion due to the fact that they would naturally
possess more power than other 'normal' supernaturals."
Deryn drew in a deep breath as she leaned into the
comfort of Alejandro's embrace. "That makes sense. Others
around them would assume it was just natural evolution not a
separate race."
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"Hold up, if the Avatars hate us so much, why in the hell
are we hanging out in a realm that seems chocked full of their
culture?"
Alejandro spoke next, "My guess is that the children born
from these unions are now adults who are more powerful
than they first thought. It would make sense to scout
locations suitable for them to relocate to if need be. What
better place than a place thought to be abandoned by them?"
Turning to face Alejandro, Deryn kissed his cheek and her
uncle made an odd noise. "What? Tell me what's so wrong
about me being in love with a shape shifter?"
"In love with him?" William looked faint. "The two of you
have been back together for three days and already you know
you love him?"
"Back together?" Ondrea asked, stealing the question from
Deryn's lips. For some reason the idea of her being with
Alejandro seemed to terrify her uncle.
William pinched the bridge of his nose. It was clear he
didn't want to be discussing this. "This isn't the first time the
two of you have been around one another."
"I know." Deryn shrugged. "We figured out that we had a
chance meeting the night of my attack."
Shaking his head, William snorted. "Chance? I doubt it.
Alejandro has always had an affinity for visiting you. I
imagine he sensed that something was going to happen but
since Nava and Cecelia tried so hard to sever your
connection, he probably couldn't figure out why it was he was
there."
"Connection?"
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William let out a soft laugh. "Your families go way back.
Nava and Amador, Alejandro's grandfather, used to be like
you and Kane are. They were the best of friends. Cecelia,
Phadra and Senna were best friends. Virtually inseparable
until Cecelia met Alejandro's father and fell in love. Still, the
girls stayed close."
Alejandro tightened his grip on her. "What are you talking
about?"
"Okay, there was or rather is an entire council of head
Avatars. They only need a majority vote to make decisions
and from what Nava's told me, some council members are
more prone to bucking the system than others. Alejandro's
grandfather, Amador, is one of them." William leaned against
the wall. "He and your father, Deryn, tend to butt heads.
Their powers tend to overlap as did their taste in women. His
grandfather had a crush on your grandmother for the longest
time."
Deryn's eyes widened. "We aren't related somehow are
we?"
"Oh gods, I hope not, that would be sick." Ondrea made a
gagging noise.
William looked shocked. "By the gods, no! It was never
sexual between them. Ever. Keep in mind that Avatars don't
age so the guy still doesn't look any older than mid-thirties
and he's well into his thousands by now. In fact, he and
Alejandro could pass for the same person if someone didn't
know enough to notice that Alejandro is free of Avatarian
tattoos while Amador is covered in them as are most
Avatarians.
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"That's not really the point. The point is that during the
height of the turmoil among the gods themselves, Amador's
tomb guards decided to attack. Nava issued an order to her
slayers to protect him and his family at all costs. Amador had
already lost his wife during childbirth and had only one
daughter."
"Cecelia," Deryn whispered.
"Yes. The tomb guards staged an uprising, doing their best
to seize power. Your mother, being one of Nava's finest
slayers answered the call. She was assigned to guard Cecelia
and her young family." He sighed and shook his head. "Not [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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