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Blood Oath by Amanda McCrina
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The aftermath of what happened in the capital has shaken Torien to the core. Battling self-doubt and bitterness, he must find his resolve as he is sent back to Tasso to quell a violent uprising on the Road.But Torien will need more than resolve to navigate the deadly path before him. His troops are inexperienced and his new adjutant untrustworthy. A series of murder attempts leaves the whole camp on edge. As the threat of mutiny builds, the mission seems doomed before they even reach Tasso—and Torien is beginning to suspect it was meant that way. He and his men are being set up to fail.With his best friend in the hands of the rebels, his commanding officer refusing to negotiate a peace treaty, and his own men ready to turn on him at any moment, Torien must decide once and for all how much he’s willing to sacrifice for an empire he no longer believes in.
Blood Oath (Blood Oath #2)
by Amanda McCrina
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Publisher: Month9Books
Torien glanced up. “Send
up the signo
when you go, or see what’s keeping him. It’s been an hour since—”
Something moved stiffly
against his fingers. A small, smooth-skinned, pink snake uncoiled
from the silk and sank its teeth into the fleshy part of his hand,
between thumb and forefinger.
He flung the box away by
reflex. The snake clung to him. He stood with the thing dangling limp
from his hand. Chion had dropped his cup and staggered up like a
drunk. Torien drew his belt knife and cut through the body at the
base of the head. The body fell with a soft thump on the sand. The
head hung on stubbornly.
He looked up at Chion.
“Get it off,” he said.
“I can’t.” His hands shook. He held out the knife. “Get it
off.”
Chion took the knife. His
face was pale green, the color of unripe olives. His teeth were bared
in a grimace. He held Torien’s hand by the wrist and pried the head
loose with the flat of the blade. The jaws sprang open. The head
dropped on the sand, and Chion kicked it away.
Torien sank to his knees,
leaning forward to steady himself on his hands. Chion crouched beside
him.
“I’ll go for the
surgeon,” Chion said.
Torien sucked a breath. His
heart was racing.
“Advise the officers,”
he said.
“What?”
“Advise the officers to
prepare defenses down the hill.”
For a moment, Chion was very
still beside him. “Yes, sir.”
“It’s my fault, Chion.”
“I’ll bring the
surgeon,” Chion said.
“Leave that knife,”
Torien said.
Amanda McCrina has studied in Italy, taught English in Japan, and currently tutors Latin in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her BA in History from the University of West Georgia, and is now pursuing her MA. She writes stories that incorporate her love of history, languages, and world travel. She drinks far too much coffee and dreams of one day having a winning fantasy-hockey season.
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