There is a world around us that most people don't take the time to see.
Mara Stone's world was shaken, but she is a fighter. Facing new adversaries, Mara is learning what it truly means to protect the magic. As she starts to rebuild her life, the web of her family's secrets continues to unravel. Mara is forced to face her fear of losing everything she holds dear.
She said that you would be a challenge to my children. I thought I had made the right choice when I selected Eliza. If only Mae had not interfered. But, enough of those sad thoughts, I think the two of you will be perfect replacements.
When Mara and Cole find themselves in the cold world of Snowstrum, they will have to choose either to be true to their promise to protect the magic, or to follow their desires. Magic may not be enough to free them from the icy fortress they are trapped in.
The second book in the Protectors of the Elemental Magic series, Exigency is a compelling, magical young adult fantasy tale.
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Prologue
Light from the candles flickered and bounced off the walls creating eerie shadows in the dimly lit room. In the center of the space, a man paced back-and-forth in front of a woman that appeared to be in a deep sleep. The woman rested on a table covered in black cloth. Her dark red hair covered her shoulders hiding the straps of her long black nightgown. The satin material covered her body all the way to her bare feet. The man stopped pacing and sat down, taking the woman's hand and holding it tightly.
As he began stroking her hair, he whispered, “You need to come back to me. It is not your time. It is not over for us.” Laying his head on her chest, he cried, “I need you to come back to me. I'm nothing without you…”
The man's whispers were interrupted by the echoing click of high heels on the marble floor. “Cedric, you need to pull yourself together,” a sharp voice demanded. “You have spent enough time in this icy tomb mourning and I would like my library back.”
Walking over to the man, a tall woman stopped and scowled at him. He stared into her dark eyes but he did not respond to her commands.
“There is nothing in this world that will bring her back and I need you here with me. Now stop sniveling. She would be disgusted if she could see what a mess you have become. Be respectful of the dead and let her go,” said the woman.
“We can bring her back. I know we can, Mother! You are Blanche Drygen, the most powerful woman in Starten. You have magic. We just have to figure out how to do it,” Cedric begged.
He jumped out of his seat and shook his mother violently. “Your magic can save her. Bring her back now! All you have to do is…”
