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    Navitas: The Barathrum Series, #0
    Navitas: The Barathrum Series, #0
    Navitas: The Barathrum Series, #0
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    Navitas: The Barathrum Series, #0

    By Lucinda Pebre

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    Sapphire fights for her soul, but can she stay alive without magic? Jordan runs from memory, yet answers lie in his past.

    An orphan cursed with ADHD, Jordan can't remember the night his mother was murdered. Although, he has always seen light that isn't there, it isn't until he meets Sapphire in the central library, late at night that he starts to realise he's not crazy.

    Sapphire is a witch, whose devotion to God leads her to risk life and sanity in a fight against her own magic. Afraid her soul will be damned and with the coven and a vampire hunting her, she won't survive on wits alone.

    Can Jordan and Sapphire stay ahead of the hunters and come to terms with who they are before it's too late?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLucinda Pebre
    Release dateMar 21, 2019
    ISBN9781999373917
    Navitas: The Barathrum Series, #0

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      Navitas - Lucinda Pebre

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      Jordan looks down. A wave of dizziness washes over him, causing his fingers to tighten on the plastic drainpipe. His eyes shoot to an unremarkable spot on the brick wall inches from his nose. It’s dark but he knows there’s a holly bush below. There’s no way he’d survive the drop.

      A beam of light singles out a black wheelie bin as if it’s a precious work of art; the effect ruined by the way it’s parked in the middle of a spiky bush. It’s not a stable landing pad even wedged there, but it’s all he has.

      Now that it’s too late, Jordan realises that climbing out of the window was a stupid idea. He isn’t strong or sporty, which has never bothered him until tonight when athletic skills might mean the difference between hanging on and dying from a fall.

      Usually, he sneaks out the front door unnoticed but hadn’t fancied his chances after being grounded for skipping education for the third time this week. Not wanting to walk past staff in case they try to stop him because then, the only option is to kick off like Mathew Evans. The difference is, Matt gets away with stuff because he doesn’t care and no matter what staff say, they don’t want to deal with his brand of trouble.

      Rap music blasts from above, making Jordan flinch. He groans, recognising Skepta, Matt’s favourite band. It’s been on a loop in the kid’s home for weeks until Jordan can’t remember hearing anything else. He shakes his head, thinking at least his dangerous climb now has an appropriate soundtrack.

      The world becomes surreal in a familiar way. Jordan tells himself that everything will be okay and there’s no need to get stressed. He takes deep breaths like he’s watched on a YouTube video dealing with panic attacks. It doesn’t work, and he isn’t surprised when a silvery sheen gathers in waves in front of him. Brighter strands weave through the centre; the whole mass is forever moving. He’s drawn to the spectacle, but what does it mean, seeing stuff nobody else can?

      Not helping, he whispers to the light.

      It’s his fault. If he hadn’t broken the never look down rule, he really would have been fine. There’s no getting away from the fact that he’s a rule-breaker and blames it on there being so many of them. According to his social worker, it’s why he doesn’t have a family of his own.

      If only you would listen more and not upset people so much. Janet really wanted you to stay but feels she can’t keep you safe if you don’t do anything she says.

      When he’s tempted to look down yet again, he concedes that she might have a point. Perhaps things will be different when he’s old enough to be in charge of his own life. Then, he can choose to live somewhere without stupid rules, made up for the sake of it. That way, he won’t be tempted to break the sensible ones, such as, not climbing out of the upper window or when he does, he won’t be tempted to look down. Come to think of it, that might not be an official rule.

      If he had any sense, he’d return the way he’d come and call the whole evening off. That’s not what he’ll do, because like it states in his EHC plan, Jordan is incapable of logical reasoning.

      The hallucination has just started to fade when from under his right trainer, part of the windowsill crumbles. Rubble falls in a powdery shower, and he almost looks down again. He immediately shifts his weight, bringing his right leg parallel to the other, so both feet are against the bricks. Fortunately, the drainpipe he’s straddling is sturdy, which is good since it’s holding his entire weight. He remembers climbing another in a different place and time — no thinking about that, especially now.

      He’s okay, everything is fine. This time he must be more convincing because the light continues to fade. He’s back in control and that’s essential because at this stage, the trick is to take the climb slowly. Experience of other times, ones he isn’t allowed to remember, tells him that if he even thinks about getting it over with, he risks gaining momentum. Then there’s only one way to go — crashing down fast.

      It’s not right that he takes comfort in the mass of paperwork staff would have to fill in on discovering his broken body. Weirdly, he’d be remembered that way. The details recorded in some dusty basement. He doesn’t know what happens to all the records written about him. Some are more accurate than others, but it all seems like a waste of time to Jordan.

      His arms start to shake. At the same time, sweat forms on his forehead despite the chill in the air and both palms are becoming slick. He’s not even reached the office window, otherwise known as the tricky bit. Inching down, he forces his body to take it slow even though it’s harder that way. There a tremor in his tired leg muscles along with a growing temptation to go faster and get it over.

      A sudden grating noise from above, followed by music blasting out makes Jordan jerk and his left foot slips. Thank God his weight is on the right else he’d have been a goner. Loud sniggering comes from overhead.

      Hey, buddy, why don’t you use the front door like everyone else?

      Jordan recognises Matt’s rasp. A product of daily cigarettes and cannabis consumption. With any luck, he’ll move onto heroin and disappear into his room for weeks on end. That’s what happened to the kid across from Jordan. Alex might still be in there for all Jordan knows. The staff couldn’t or wouldn’t tell them what happened, or where Alex ended up. They

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