Tainted Child

One war, two angels and the modern world thrown into chaos. Belladona always knew of her lineage and because of it she has spent her entire life fi ghting. But when a long lost friend returns to her after years of solitude she has no choice but to go on the run, as the evil she had sworn to eradicate is now aware of her existence. When a women is brutally murdered inside her fathers temple, the life she once knew is turned upside down. Nightmares start to become reality, shadows from the past begin to immerge and the only thing standing between her and certain death is the strength of her own will.

One war, two angels and the modern world thrown into chaos. Belladona always knew of her lineage and because of it she has spent her entire life fi ghting. But when a long lost friend returns to her after years of solitude she has no choice but to go on the run , as the evil she had sworn to eradicate is now aware of her existence. When a women is brutally murdered inside her fathers temple, the life she once knew is turned upside down. Nightmares start to become reality, shadows from the past begin to immerge and the only thing standing between her and certain death is the strength of her own will.

"I am the last of a dying breed. I have the capacity to dramatically alter your life; I also have the ability to take your life at my leisure. At the minimum, I have the power to do so." Sebastian Alzmek has it all influence, power, beauty, and AIDS. When he emotionally died a decade ago, he buried an insecure, unattractive individual and erased his past. Now he lives a second life based on society's perception, using his silence to mark his victims and make them part of his secret society of the undead. Sebastian is on a one-man campaign to remind the world that AIDS is still alive. No one can stop him from his hunt-not the law, the CDC or even the victims themselves. His charisma not only intoxicates them, but also fools them into believing he is "normal." His past soon catches up with him, and he is reminded that life itself is beautiful, even though it is too late. At the end of the journey, Sebastian asks the ultimate question: was it worth the fight, or will history repeat itself?

Dev is a desperate man. After narrowly surviving a smuggling job gone wrong, he’s now a prisoner of the Alathian Council, held hostage to ensure his friend Kiran - former apprentice to one of the most ruthless mages alive - does their bidding. But Kiran isn’t Dev’s only concern. Back in his home city of Ninavel, the child he once swore to protect faces a terrible fate if he can’t reach her in time, and the days are fast slipping away. So when the Council offers Dev freedom in exchange for his and Kiran’s assistance in a clandestine mission to Ninavel, he can’t refuse, no matter how much he distrusts their motives. Once in Ninavel the mission proves more treacherous than even Dev could have imagined. Betrayed by allies, forced to aid their enemies, he and Kiran must confront the darkest truths of their pasts if they hope to save those they love and survive their return to the Tainted City.