“C’mon Ram, hurry,” she whispered to herself.
The fire crackled twice and a large explosion occurred beneath the hospital. It caved the first floor in, and the second and third floors followed quickly. Selene stood there in shock. Tears welled up into her eyes thinking of her father’s ashes. She waited for Ram to return but after minutes of futile waiting she figured that he had perished within. She felt horrible having sent him into his death although she knew Alex would be pleased.
She feared how she would defeat her brother Sol without those ashes and those powers. She never felt more alone than in that moment. Even her enemies had deserted her. She couldn’t call her father for advice and her sister could no longer comfort her. Death had consumed everyone she loved except for Alex.
The fight for the talisman was ahead of her and she needed to figure out how to stop the immortality curse that her father had warned her about. She needed someone whom she trusted to watch her back under every circumstance. But Alex had left to go and find himself. She needed to go and find him. He would have the strength to help her get through the impending war with her brother, and would provide the support that she would need to deal with the curse.
She heard sirens sounding in the distance. The police had undoubtedly heard the large explosion from the hospital. She decided to slip into the forest. She clutched her father’s Book of Shadows tightly and disappeared amongst the trees.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kim Culpepper was born and raised in Columbus, MS. She still resides there with her husband, 2 kids, and 2 cats. Check out her other writings on her website at www.kjculpepper.net
Keep an eye out as to when the second installment of The Blood Talisman series will be released.
A Note from the Author
Thank you for buying this book. I would personally like to thank all of my supporters. You know who you are and I would have never made it this far without y’all. I would also like to thank all of those that said I would never do anything productive in my life. You gave me the anger to prove you wrong.
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