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The Sea Goddess
The Sea Goddess
The Sea Goddess
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"The Goddess of the Sea no longer cares just for sacrifices; she’ll punish all those tainted by blood on The Feast of Darkness."

On this cursed night each year, The Goddess’s powerful magic lingers in the air. The moon and seas turn red, stirring violence in all those creatures dark of soul. Lady Dessi Quinn has vowed not to leave the castle on such a dangerous night. Instead, she longs to explore the strange connection between Lord Smit Croswell and herself, even as she tries to deny it.

But as the night progresses, events outside of her control force her to make an impossible choice. A choice that will throw her into danger and change the course of her life forever.

If she can survive it.

Note: “The Goddess of the Sea” takes place in the world of Tarak, but readers can either enjoy this short story before or after "To Kill a Wizard."

LanguageEnglish
PublisherLisa Morrow
Release dateJun 4, 2015
ISBN9781311521026
The Sea Goddess
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Lisa Morrow

Lisa Morrow is a life-long reader who treasures fantasy in all forms. Being a middle child in a large family gave her a unique perspective on the world, but few experiences compare to her time spent studying abroad in Cambridge, England and wandering throughout Europe.After her travels, Lisa settled down in Arizona to teach junior high English, and later, to spend time with her young children, husband, and cats. To some people, her life may seem quiet. But to her, every day is spent in a world colored by the imagination of children, and fantastical worlds created by her very own mind.

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    The Sea Goddess - Lisa Morrow

    Goddess of the Sea

    Lisa Morrow

    Copyright © 2014 Lisa Morrow

    All right reserved. No part of this publication may be produced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the author.

    All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

    ISBN-13: 978-1511843836

    ISBN-10: 1511843837

    First Edition

    DEDICATION

    There are so many people to thank, I don’t know quite where to begin. To my parents - who are the reason I believe in magic. To my brother and sisters - who were my first readers. To my Seven Evil Dwarves - who taught me that writing could be a group sport. And to my husband and children - your support gave me the strength to move mountains, or perhaps, just my pen, which sometimes felt just as heavy. Last but not least - to my readers, this story would’ve stayed buried in my computer if not for you.

    ~Lisa Morrow

    I couldn’t tear my gaze away from the man whose eyes held death. Even though a crowd of people separated me from him, I sensed his hunger for bloodshed. It prickled against my flesh, coaxing me to give in to my baser needs, the needs of my ancestors. To go wild on The Feast of Darkness.

    Don’t hold back, Dessi. This is a night of freedom. Of no consequences.

    The whispers seemed to come from all around me. My legs shook as adrenaline raced through my veins. But I wouldn’t give in. I bit my lip and turned back to the man, who prepared to unleash in a way that was forbidden to me.

    He withdrew his long, jagged sword. Spit dripped out of the corners of his mouth, getting caught in his wild beard. He beat his beefy fist against his chest, and the voices of dozens of men and women rose up around him, chanting his name.

    Krell the Killer, Krell the Killer.

    Where only moments before, the immense dining hall had rung with the sounds of livery and music, now only the chanting resonated off the stone walls. A trickle of sweat made its way down my spine. Something buried deep within me wanted to join in with my people, The Islanders, but the logical part of me knew that the lords and ladies in this room would pay for whatever bloodshed occurred on The Feast of Darkness.

    My grandmother’s warning rang through me. The Goddess of the Sea no longer cares just for sacrifices; she’ll punish all those tainted by blood this night. A messenger had come, riding a horse half-dead, to deliver her warnings. And my father and I knew, the great witch was never wrong in her prophesies.

    But our people loved The Feast of Darkness. It was usually a night when any person’s darkest desires could be sated. A night

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