Epilogue
The wind swirls around us as we stand all together in the clearing. It’s a cold wind, but I don’t feel it; Tom’s frame is blotting out the chill. I lean my head back against his shoulder, smiling as his arms tighten around my waist.
They found Jimmy dead in a broken down stairwell after the battle was over. Perhaps it’s best that he died the way he did, that he didn’t live to cause any more pain. Perhaps even he has found rest from the bitterness in his soul.
So here we are at what could conceivably be called the end of an era, but as with all ends it is merely a new beginning. After all that has happened the different tribes will no longer be so isolated from one another; we can’t hide behind the mistrust that has enveloped us all in our own worlds for so long. Life will be safe again, we will be able to leave our buildings and walk freely through our territories. We’ve built trust, now we will build friendships. Through all the trials and tribulations, our journey through fire, by risking our all we have won so much, not only as a whole but as individuals.
Jamie finally has Keya back, a more manageable and less arrogant Keya, but I don’t think he will complain. Ralph’s patience has finally paid off; I see Nella whispering in his ear as she slides her arms around his neck. As for Janny, I can hardly see her for Ryder’s protective bulk.
Around us are many others, battle scarred and weary but happy and at peace. We drink deeply of the moment, not wanting to speak that its beauty might not be soiled by inadequate words.
So many people, so different and used to a furtive way of life. We have been so lost and so alone. It’s strange to think that in the end it’s these two things that unite us all, here in our broken city.
The End
Broken Truce
(Broken City, #2)
Life isn’t turning out the way Deeta thought it would. With the Lewises defeated and peace between the tribes, she’d believed that the dark times were in the past.
However, troubles between the tribes continue, and the Andak council has selected Tom as ambassador and chief spokesmen to the other tribes.
Deeta knows that there is still much resentment against the Andak, that Tom is in danger every time he leaves the safety of Andak city.
Struggling with her own complicated feelings against the tribe that she is now a part of, Deeta tries to ignore the changing attitudes growing within her.
Then Tom is betrayed and, with the whole City thrown in to great danger, Deeta finds that reality can’t be ignored forever…
Fracture
The Chronicles of Discord
In a world torn apart by war, three nations stand divided.
The Free Nation
Senator Burton and his son Ben arrive in the Tula Strongholds for peace talks, but find that a treaty between the two nations has a price. Confronted by a world of sedate tranquility the two men are appalled to learn that the Tula Council rules with and iron rod of fear and repression. The Council removes anyone who dares to stand in the way of their reforms, and Ben uncovers a secret that puts his life in danger.
The Tula
Astra has been pressured in to working for the very Council that threatens to kill her loved ones. No stranger to loss, the precariously balance world she has constructed begins to fracture when Ben starts asking questions about her past. As her deepest secrets are uncovered, Astra finds there are mysteries in her childhood that even she is unaware of.
The Una
Kai is Apprentice Headman to the Una people. Unaccountably called upon to sacrifice his honor in the name of peace, Kai’s hatred toward this injustice proves all consuming. If the time comes, will he be able to forgive the woman that betrayed him?
When these three worlds collide ugly truths come to light on every side. Is there any way to make peace, or will the world end in discord?
The Promise
The Lady Quill Chronicles
Orphaned as a child, Adele of Berron found herself betrothed to a stranger and hidden from the outside world until the day of her marriage. Forced to leave her home and those who have cared for her from infancy, Adele is thrust into the adventure of her life.
Rafe of Valrek, her companion through the dangerous web of intrigue she faces, had been promised to Adele since the battle for Calis devastated both of their lives. His reckless decision to conceal his identity from her may destroy all he holds dear. Or maybe in each other they will find the ally neither ever dreamed existed.
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