The Pentagram Child: Part 1 (Afterlife Saga Book 5) (62 page)

“Do you want to see more of her blood, is that it?! ‘Cause I will gladly oblige.” Draven’s demon rumbled out a growl before calming enough for Alex to put away the threat.

“That’s better. Now, let’s get back to it should we? You will take this blood into Tartarus and use it to first free my father, then you will give the rest to him. Only when I see my father back here will I give you back your Electus.”

“This won’t end well for you. Nephilim.” Draven promised as Alex stalked back to him and just as he grabbed the chain and pulled it tight across Draven’s bare torso he leant down and said,

“Oh but haven’t you heard…the Nephilim was my brother, before I killed him of course!” And then after slipping the vial of blood into Draven’s pocket he stepped back and clapped his hands. Draven’s body, like mine, was suddenly surrounded by flames, reaching up until I could no longer see him.

“DRAVEN!!!” I screamed but it was pointless because what Alex told me next meant that once again my past was coming back to haunt not only me but Draven as well…

“Oh don’t you worry, he’ll be back and with him an old friend of yours.”

“What are you talking about?!” I snapped having enough of his games.

“My Father is…” I held my breath and waited for the end of all my hope to come crashing against the walls I had guarding my mind.  As now I finally realised they were all pointless in this battle. Because who exactly was the Venom of God and why had the same blood that ran through Alex’s veins become poison to Lucius?

 

 

 

The answer was but one name…

 

“Sammael.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued in

The Pentagram Child

Part 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read on for an Excerpt of…

 

The Pentagram Child

Part 2

 

 

 

 

Draven

 

 

Chapter 44

Venom of God.

 

 

 

I had watched many horrors in my countless lifetimes but none even came close to watching the woman you loved in dying agony. Seeing each wound lacerate her body over and over was living a torture of the likes I had never known. The battle that raged inside of me was a torrent of emotion flooding my senses with both the need to kill and destroy and that to protect. I knew what needed to be done in order to keep the balance of my people and the mortals we shared this Earth with but seeing my girl in danger overrode all of that mentality.

So I took her place and could only pray that in my absence she would remain safe. I had to believe that or my demon would take over completely and seeing where I had now come, I needed that belief more than ever. It would be so easy to let myself go completely and free the beast that fuels my rage. It too wanted his girl safe and unharmed and anything that threatened that only needed to be eradicated in the eyes of the demon. But what the cretin didn’t know and what my Keira had to trust in was that I too had a plan.

Belphegor had been more than helpful after our persuasive chat and I was surprised when so little force was needed for him to crack. It had been a shame really as I had hoped to have relieved some of the mounting pressure I felt from having my Electus taken from me. But one look at me entering that Dublin pub and his vessel had nearly relieved itself. After that he had told me all I needed to know about one Alex Cain and his sordid family history.

I had to hand it to Sammael and the sheer depth of his plans. They had taken root near the very beginning of time. But unbeknown to all of us it was only through the right alinement of the planets and all levels of Heaven and Hell could such a feat be accomplished. And that feat was the key to unleashing the Titans, a key that I now held in my hand at the mouth of Tartarus.

I looked down at the vial of blood in my palm and then back up at the black volcanic wasteland that surrounded the Mountain. I knew where I needed to go and what lay in the belly of the prison. Around the centre was the main part where the prisoners were kept. Where the worst of Hell’s demons that could not be tamed remained forever bound.

The sides of Mount Tartarus weren’t made from demonic rock formations at all but something far more sinister. It was a steep maze made from the stone bones that represented the mortal victims of each incarcerated inmate. As each new prisoner is added, the walls of the mountain grow from the lost souls of the lives taken and in fact become a piece of the guilty’s punishment. And all this is spawn from the core in which it surrounds. Its centre was the heart from which true evil was born…

 

The Titans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgements

 

To my Dravenites,

 

As always you guys are the first I wish to thank and will forever feel blessed for all your amazing support as I continue to take this journey.

This last year has certainly been another emotional rollercoaster for me but as always I feel the support from my fans is a strength I gain like no other. For this I cannot thank you all enough.

 

I hope you all enjoyed part one of The Pentagram Child as much as I enjoyed writing it. And as always I strive not to let you down.

 

I would like to offer special thanks to those who not only continued to believe in me but also helped make this book possible.

 

To Belisha Husband, who is there for me every day as both a special friend and someone who cracks the whip when she sees my deadline getting closer.

My sister who we all love for her extraordinary vision and talent in giving Afterlife the front covers they deserve.

 

To my wonderful Mother who does an amazing job at editing my books and keeps me grounded through hard times. I would be lost without you and love you dearly.

Also a shout out to my Father who adds his own grumpy humour at times when it is most needed (The want to tear your hair out days)

 

A big shout has to go to all those mentioned in the list below and also every single one of you who find yourselves fans of the Saga. I wish I could name you all but these are just a few to show my love to those who make it their mission to spreading the Afterlife word. Cocktails on me!

 

 

Now to you all my new and wonderful friends: 

Lisa Ayres, Alison Hucker, Lauren Brooks, Liessa Laureys, Nikki Martin Faulkner, Sam Jones, Vicki Scholtka, Kelly Findlay, Stacy Needham, Zara Duggan à , Hayley Barnes and Connor, Emmajane Stratton, Melissa Jenkins, Cara-Pip Durrant, Allison Martin, Scarlett Martin, Marie Saville, Alison MacPherson, Kirsty Bolton, Esme Louise Matthews, Jenny Trowler, Vicki Mattox, Moe Murphy, Nicola Nichol, Rani Marwaha, Rebecca Stephenson, Sue Wright, Mel Broom, Evie Williams –Jones, Lisa Barnard, Torhild Borg, Victoria Tierney, Gayle McFeely, Stephanie Pederson, Tina Awock, Claire Pearson, Hannah Gamble, Hazel Pescatore, Rebecca Caper, Kelly Roscoe, Lindsay Crone, Sammi Gash, Stacey Marie Adams, Aimi Murray, Kim Brown, Lilly Perez, Toni Flounders, Jacklyn Flynn, Jo Timms, Kym Cruddas, Ruth Wood, Carol Krascheneske, Leaza Barnett, Lesley McCarthy, Carrie Partridge, Tanya Watson, Lisa Ingham, Meagan Tice, Ingrid Clarke, Nicole Murphy, Tracy Moody, Lyndsey Critchley, Donna Murray, Andrea Crook, Karen Springett, Justin Darwent, Caroline Edge, Kay Isabel Saxton, Clare Porter Carey, Linzi Slack, Carla Mullins, Kelly Barton, Angela Seddon, Julie Montijo, Kayleigh Gibson, Samantha Taylor, Abbie Robertson, Alexandra Green, Angela Stuthridge, Angela Burton, Carol Grant, Colette Kennedy, Dani Cleverley, Dawn Vickers, Deborah Cox, Laura Watson, Lauren Rabbitts

Fame Strong - you are amazing, Lisa Ingham - our official countdown person, Sally Taylor aka The Oracle, Claire Boyle, Andrea Crook, Moira Bolton, Sue Wright, Aimi Murray, Humma Malik, Vicki Chandler, Sam Clements, Malu Cabellero, Claire Ingram, Rhonda Bradford, Rachel..’I want to massage your brain’... Martin, Maggie Fellows, Gerry Warwick, Linda Bergman, Gill Driver, Lauren Rabbitts, Hazel Pescatore, Renee, Brown-Hylton, Samantha Taylor, Tamsyn Hawkins, Ingrid Clarke, Katie Alexander, Diane Blakemore, Susan Gray, Joanne Lang, Rhonda Bradford, Linda Broughall, Louise Delfino, Claire Collard, Deborah Clenahan, Linda Ferguson, Brenda Jackson-Grant, Maria Foster, Lyndsey McBride, Candy Davis, Christine Melville Thomas, Susan Hurst, Linzi Slack, Dawn Crawford, Lee Ann Bryant, Coleen Churchill, Leaza Barnett, Nicole Quintana, Stacy Edmonds, Coleen Thomson, Kelly Sutcliffe, Justine Sharp, Gail Thomson, Tara Whitley, Joanne Scott, Liza Lynch, Mel Broom, Lynea Koshar,  Ashleigh Baron Logan, Jessica Perry, Joanne Lang, Carol Madden-Phelan, Renee Krueger

 

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Table of Contents

The Pentagram Child Part 1

Copyright

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Dedication

PROLOGUE

Chapter 1 Visions of Pain

Chapter 2 Hell’s Lasting Footsteps

Chapter 3 Somebody Else?

Chapter 4 Back to Afterlife

Chapter 5 Back to the Beginning.

Chapter 6 Through Draven’s Door

Chapters 7 Truthful Trip Down Memory Lane

Chapter 8 Secrets Already Known

Chapter 9 Pity for Your Brother

Chapter 10 Little Apple or Little Bear?

Chapter 11 Broken Time Shattered

Chapter 12 Awkward Much?

Chapter 13 In Bad Taste

Chapter 14 A Date to Remember

Chapter 15 I See Fire in Your Scars

Chapter 16 Terrifying Little People

Chapter 17 Almost Letting Go.

Chapter 18 The Gift that Keeps Growing

Chapter 19 And it Begins.

Chapter 20 Bidding Not Bought This Time.

Chapter 21 Painted Demons

Chapter 22 Seventy Seven Reasons

Chapter 23 All or Nothing

Chapter 24 Catching the Right Words

Chapter 25 Ask Me Anything

Chapter 26 Alex and Answers

Chapter 27 I Miss Your Wings

Chapter 28 Girl Madness

Chapter 29 Say That Again.

Chapter 30 Say Something.

Chapter 31 A Royal Appearance.

Chapter 32 It’s All about the Masks

Chapter 33 When the Apple Falls

Chapter 34 Running from the Truth.

Chapter 35 Done Waiting.

Chapter 36 The Truth Finally Comes Out

Chapter 37 Truth

Chapter 38 Secret Symbols

Chapter 39 Eveleen.

Chapter 40 The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree

Chapter 41 Caliburnus

Chapter 42 Scream Bloody Murder and Raise The Dead.

Chapter 43 The Final Trade

Chapter 44 Venom of God.

Acknowledgements

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