Evanesce
The Darkness #2
By Cassia Brightmore
Out June 29, 2015
Synopsis
If your soul has been
plunged into the dark depths of despair, how hard would you fight to claw your
way back to the surface? Can the life you lost be restored, or is it destined
to be forever phased out of existence? Fated to dissolve into a distant memory.
The Black Market—a
ferocious, starving beast. An endless sinkhole of precious valuables; the
playground for blood-thirsty power seekers. Only one thing feeds its hunger
like no other…human life.
A sinister criminal
ring has descended on the small town of Norton Springs, instilling fear in the
residents. A vicious wave of disappearances coupled with the gut-wrenching
horror of infants being ripped from the arms of their helpless mothers has the
town quaking in terror.
When Gabe Thornton
strolls back into his hometown, his main goal is to claim the one woman that
has always denied her feelings for him—Nora Jacobs. The last thing he expects
is to be thrust into a storm of devastation and chaos. Will his strength be
enough to save them from the dark souls that threaten to destroy their chance
at happiness?
Broken futures.
Shattered dreams. Mind-numbing loss. When your heart has been ripped away from
you—how do you find the will to go on?
No one is safe.
Everything you thought you knew is about to change in this second installment
in The Darkness Series.
Warning: Due to adult
content and graphic situations, this book is intended for readers 18 and up.
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Excerpt
Gripping Red’s hand
tight, the two ran up the stairs, Brooke wincing each time one of the boards
squeaked under the pressure of their weight. At the top, the door was open, a
fact that had Brooke’s heart jumping up her throat like it was on a damn
trampoline. Peering out, she ensured there was no one in sight before tugging
Red forward. A few steps into the carpeted foyer, the sound of voices drifted
towards them. Panicking, she pulled Red into what she thought was an empty room
and shut the door.
Panting, she leaned
against the door, trying to catch her breath.
“We have to hide here,
Red. I’ll check if it’s safe in a few minutes.” When there was no reply from
Red, Brooke turned her head, searching. “Red?” The other woman stood frozen,
unmoving in the middle of the room.
“What are you—ahh…”
Brooke stepped up beside Red, concerned why she was non-verbal. The room was
not empty as she had expected. It wasn’t empty at all and the scene before them
was a terrifying one.
Cots. Rows and rows of
cots and each one was occupied with a tiny infant. Some were sleeping, wrapped
in thin blankets. Others were squirming, having come loose from their bundle.
A few were wailing, a loud sound that would make any dog in the surrounding
area sit up and take notice. How Brooke didn’t hear them, was beyond her. The
adrenaline was a roar in her ears, blocking out everything except listening for
footsteps of anyone that might be approaching. A quick count revealed
twenty-four cots. Twenty-four babies either stolen are birthed by a mother that
was likely a prisoner in the same house of horrors she was trying to escape
from.
Covering her mouth,
Brooke supressed a scream of disgust. Children. Helpless infants all lined up
and ready to be sold by the indescribable monster, Marcus. An auction straight
from a mother’s worst nightmare.
“Red,” she tried to
get her attention. “Red,” she said with more force. When that still didn’t
work, she reached out and lightly shook her. The haunted, empty look in her
eyes when Red finally acknowledged her, broke Brooke’s heart into a million
tiny pieces.
“My sons. My
daughters…” she moved towards the cots. “I—I have to find them. I—I—I didn’t
get to—to hold them,” she stammered, peering over the cots at the tiny faces.
Her heartbreak was written all over her face as she searched from cot to cot
for her children.
Not being able to
stand seeing her torment, Brooke rushed to her side, trying to tug her away.
“Red, I don’t think they are here now. These…these are infants. As in just
born, and you—” Red’s head whipped around to pin Brooke with furious eyes.
“Shut up. You know
nothin’. My children are here. They are here.” Tears sprang to Brooke’s eyes at
the utter despair in Red’s voice.
“I really wish they
were, God, Red. But I promise you, we will make these bastards pay. We will
find your children and make sure they can never do this to any other woman,”
Brooke’s promise was fierce and true. She would shut this operation down, even
if it killed her to do it.
Meet the Author
Cassia Brightmore is a
new indie author. Her debut novel, Malevolent is the first book in the Darkness
Series and can be read as a standalone.
Writing has always
been a passion of hers and publishing her first novel is truly a dream come
true. She enjoys writing dark stories that she hopes will thrill the reader.
Cassia lives in
Grimsby, Canada with her two furbabies, Harley and Molly.
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