Table of Contents
Emerge: The Immortals of Indriell
Melissa's Underground
Emerge Family Tree
Emerge: The Awakening (Immortals of Indriell book 1)
Emerge: The Edge (Immortals of Indriell book 1.5)
Emerge: The Scholar (Series Companion Novel)
The Ouroboros
Winter 1164:
The Old Generation:
Greggory Tristan McBrien
Naeemah El Sadawii
Daniel Loukas
Emma Renard
Jin Jing Long
Ming Lao Long
Liam McBrien
Aidan (Aide) McBrien I
Hélène Renard
Greyson Hauser
Imogen El Sadawii
Lucien Daniels
Seamas McBrien
George Uruk
Scott (Fitzie) McBrien
The New Generation:
Darius McBrien
Naomi Hauser
Quinnton Greggory Loukas
Sasha Louise El Sadawii
Aidan
Aidan Loukas McBrien II
Allie
Alexis Ann Marie Carmichael
Graham Xavier Loukas
Chloe Lu Long
The Mortals:
Carson Carmichael
Lily Carmichael
Vince
McKayla (Kayla) Pierce
The Enemy:
Livia
The Ancients:
Navid
Nadira El Sadawii (Hatshepsut)
Sayid El Sadawii (Senmut)
Kassandre
Ashar
Alísun: The Last Queen of Indriell
Alexander: The Scholar
Immortal Lexicon
Emerge: The Volunteer (An Immortals of Indriell Short Story)
Emerge: The Judgment (Immortals of Indriell book 2)
Emerge: The Catalyst (An Immortals of Indriell Short Story)
Emerge: The Captive (Immortals of Indriell book 3)
Emerge: The Assignment (An Immortals of Indriell Novella)
Emerge: The Heir (book 4)
EMERGE
The Immortals of Indriell
Boxset
Melissa A. Craven
Midnight Hour Studio
Atlanta
Boxset includes:
Emerge: The Awakening (Book 1)
Emerge: The Edge (Book 1.5)
Emerge: The Scholar (Series Companion Novel)
Emerge: The Volunteer (An Emerge Short Story)
Emerge: The Judgment (Book 2)
Emerge: The Catalyst (An Emerge Short Story)
Emerge: The Captive (Book 3)
Emerge: The Assignment (An Emerge Novella)
This series will continue with Emerge: The Heir (Book 4), coming in 2018
PRAISE FOR THE EMERGE SERIES
YA Books Central Finalist – Top Shelf YA of 2017 | 2016 RONE Award Winner – Best Book Cover | 2016 YA Books Central Top 4 Finalist – Best Indie | 2015 Dante Rossetti YA Awards Finalist |2015 International Book Awards Finalist | 2015 USA Best Book Awards Finalist
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"Craven will take you on a journey that starts quietly with a young girl who seems a little mysterious at first, and even more so when unexpected events set you on edge by the end of the first chapter. Just when you think Allie's journey is coming to an end…Craven shows you just how wrong you were. You should NOT miss the end of this book." Amazon reviewer ★★★★★
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EMERGE: The Immortals of Indriell Boxset
Copyright © January 24, 2018
By: Melissa A. Craven
Midnight Hour Studio INC
Atlanta, Georgia
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EMERGE
The Awakening
Immortals of Indriell Book 1
Melissa A. Craven
Midnight Hour Studio
Atlanta
EMERGE: The Awakening
Copyright © April 1, 2015
By: Melissa A. Craven
Midnight Hour Studio INC
Atlanta, Georgia
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
For more information contact: Hello@Melissaacraven.
com or visit the author’s website at Melissaacraven.com
Cover design by: Zoe Shtorm
Edited by: Amber Chapman and Deborah Bedell
Interior design by: Melissa A. Craven
ISBN: 978-0-9909819-7-8 eBook
Library of Congress Control Number (Paperback): 2017909200
ISBN 978-1547231959 Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9909819-1-6 Hardback
First edition for print by Midnight Hour Studio: April 1, 2015
Printed in the United States of America
DEDICATION
For my amazing family and their unwavering support.
And for the dude who’s been around since page one.
Finally...
The Power is corrupted and will remain so until a new generation is born with the strength of their ancestors, led by one with an unsullied, natural connection with the Power. His heart will guide him, giving him the restraint to wield his Power wisely. He will gather his equals and together they will stand against those who persist in the corruption of the natural order. He will be strong and fierce in his beliefs, and steadfast in his love. Born the second child of the seventh daughter of his line, he alone will possess the skills and the knowledge to heal what has been broken. He alone will have the courage to judge unbiased and mete out the ultimate punishment. Until the time of his birth, may we prepare the way and hope for the future of all the races of men—
—Book of the Indriell Queens – ca. 6000 BC
CHAPTER
ONE
“My friends are idiots, Allie. Don’t listen to them!” Gavin’s voice echoed across the sand dunes.
“They’re right! Why do you want me around?” She stumbled in the darkness and fell to the ground. Allie watched his friends at the bonfire party below.
You don’t belong down there, Allie.
“Gavin, I know how people feel about me, but walking into a heated discussion about how much everyone can’t stand me just isn’t something I can shrug off.”
“I’m so sorry.” He sighed, sinking down beside her.
She absently reached for his hand and saw it. Just in that brief moment when he tried to hide it—his subtle flinch that indicated her touch was somehow uncomfortable. It was that way with nearly everyone. Allie spent most of her life alone and lonely while the rest of the world kept a respectful distance. A rare few were polite and friendly, trying to hide it like Gavin, but there was always an air of deference in their behavior. And then sometimes, like tonight, others would react with barely concealed contempt, no matter how hard she tried to set them at ease. She learned to accept it, choosing to keep to herself instead. It was easier for everyone that way. Everyone but Allie.
This sweet summer romance was a first for her, and she didn’t want it to end. But she didn’t want to come between her boyfriend and his friends either.
“See? You feel the same way.” She dropped his hand.
“I do not.” He laced his long fingers through hers. Allie could see his determination to power through his discomfort and she was touched by the effort he put into their relationship.
“I’m a pariah, Gavin. I don’t know why. People just don’t like to be near me.”
“You’re an intimidatingly beautiful and unique girl.” He brushed a kiss across her fingertips.
“Unique? That a nice way of saying I’m weird?”
“Okay, you’re weird. But hot-weird, which in my humble opinion is an excellent combination.” His teasing tone set her at ease.
“Thanks.” She felt her cheeks flush. With her long, wavy red hair, almond shaped green eyes and curvy figure, Allie got a lot of looks from boys her age, but not many made the effort like Gavin had.
“Seriously,” he said. “Don’t ever try to be anything less than what you are, Allie. You’re different, and that’s an incredible thing. You just need to own it.”
“You’re right.”
“Come on, freckles. Can I tempt you with hot fudge sundaes? My treat?”
“Extra fudge?”
“On one condition.”
“Name your price.”
“Ignore my friends, because you and I are good. More than good.” He leaned in for a kiss.
She liked kissing Gavin. Despite his trembling hands and brief fumbling hesitations, it was nice. She didn’t feel blazing fireworks, but she definitely enjoyed the connection they shared. Allie often wondered if she should end it before she hurt him, but was reluctant to let him go. He’d done wonders for her in the few months they’d spent together. His friends didn’t really care for her, but for the first time since she could remember, she was interacting with kids her age and doing things she’d always sat on the sidelines watching others do.
“Let’s get outta here.” He offered his hand.
Allie felt a twinge of regret as she slipped into the front seat of his beat-up old truck. She shouldn’t let it get to her, but she’d been in a pensive mood all night and couldn’t seem to shake it.
“Let’s get ice cream and head up to Dover Heights before we call it a night.” He pulled into the drive-thru and Allie slid across the seat to read the menu. She smiled when his arm snaked around her.
“Chocolate peanut-butter ice cream with extra hot fudge and extra whip cream, please.”
“And one normal sundae.” He rolled his eyes. “That is entirely too much chocolate.”
“There’s no such thing.”
They drove the short distance up to the cliffs in silence but she still couldn’t pull out of her funk. Something ominous lay ahead, but she wasn’t sure of the details yet. Allie had a way of knowing things. Her strong intuition was such a normal thing for her she hardly noticed it anymore. She feared her anxious mood tonight might be a warning that her encounter with Gavin’s friends this evening was only a precursor to what school would be like for them if she decided to enroll at Cook Park High instead of the all girls’ school she’d planned to attend.
Will he constantly have to defend me like he did tonight?
“You’re too quiet.” Gavin sighed as they sat on the tailgate, enjoying the cool breeze of the mild Australian winter. Allie stared down at the Tasman Sea below. She’d just crossed it a few months ago when they left New Zealand for Sydney after nearly two years in the same place. A rare feat for Allie’s family.
“You haven’t been this reserved with me in weeks. Don’t make me coax you out of that shell again.”
“I’m currently preoccupied with chocolate.” She scraped the last of the fudge from her cup.
“Liar.” His laughter echoed across the water. “It will be better once you’re in school with us, I promise.”
It really wasn’t fair, the way she dragged him down. She knew he wanted to be with her, but how long could it go on? Eventually he would tire of making excuses.
“Sorry, I’m such a bummer tonight.”
“You’re never a bummer. Come on, curfew’s in ten minutes. Let’s get you home.”
It was a short drive and Gavin was doing his best to make her laugh, but her smile wilted when they parked in front of her apartment building.
No, no, no! Not again! Tears burned her eyes when she saw her mother loading the car with their most essential belongings.
“What’s wrong, freckles? You look like someone just punched you.”
“That about sums it up,” she sighed. “I’m sorry, I don’t have much time to say goodbye.”
“Why does it sound like you mean forever?”
“Because I do.” She scrubbed the tears from her face. She’d done this so many times, it shouldn’t hurt anymore, but this time would be so much harder. She couldn’t face losing Gavin, or the thought of returning to the lonely life she knew before him.
“You see my mother packing the car?” she whispered. “I know what that means.”
“By the look on your face, I’m guessing a family vacation isn’t on the list of possibilities?”
“I’ve told you we move a lot.”
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��But you just got here! You can’t possibly leave again so soon!”
“My parents’ jobs keep us on the move. I don’t even ask anymore, I just follow.”
“Gavin.” She reached for his hand. “I will never forget you.”
“Allie—No. Come on, let’s just go talk to your mom and find out what the deal is. It might not be what you think.”
“I don’t need to ask. I can read the signs now and I don’t want to say our goodbyes in front of my mom.”
“Dammit! Allie! I can’t do this!” He pulled her into his arms. “Promise me you will call whenever you get where you’re going? Maybe we can still see each other?”
“I’ve done this a lot. It’s usually better if I just walk away and not look back.”
“That’s not fair. You have to at least let me know you’re okay.”
“I’ll try.” She made the vague promise, knowing she would never be able to keep it. Allie already knew this was one of those times she would be expected to cut all ties.
“Look at me, freckles.” He tilted her chin up to meet his gaze. “It hurts that I might never see these green eyes again. I need you to know how amazing you are. Whatever this thing is that makes you so different, call it whatever you want, but it’s something special. Don’t resist it. Be proud of who you are because you’re so much stronger than you know.”
“Back atcha.” She met his kiss one last time. “You’ve been a great friend. Thank you for forcing me out of my shell. I was in there for a really long time.”
“Don’t go back, Allie. Be yourself and the people that really matter will stick around … despite your quirky ways.” He smiled sadly.
“Quirky? I like it. That’s better than weird.”
“You have to put yourself out there, Allie or nothing will ever change. Promise me you’ll try.”
“I will. I’ve met a lot of people in my life. Not many are as kind and patient as you’ve been with me. I won’t ever forget that.”
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