Light Heart – Jessica Santi

Perhaps that was what he made her. Perhaps that was a good thing. She had been reborn in fire and death and betrayal. She was no longer the meek girl he used to know. His passive, naive niece was gone. The woman stalking towards him was someone new entirely. Without waiting for him to catch his breath, Deming leapt into action.

She spun and ducked his incoming fist, then advanced. He was taller and stronger but she was quicker and full of vengeful rage. The tunnel collapsed and sounds faded away as all her focus turned to finishing this, finishing him. He landed a punch on her shoulder. She absorbed the blow and retaliated, jabbing him quickly in the stomach, then the wrist, then the neck. While he was choking on air she paused, breathed, then spun forward like a whirlwind. Deming had never been more thankful for the hours spent training than she did the moment her foot kicked hard into his thigh and he tumbled to the ground, his head hitting the stone floor with a crack.

Her body was on top of his before she could register her own movements. She threw all her weight behind her closed fist and swore expletives at the bloodied face below her as her knuckles smashed into his nose. It broke with a satisfying crack. Dresden’s chest rose and fell erratically. So much blood was smeared across his puffed and agitated skin that he hardly looked human. Ironic. Deming cocked her head.

She was the one who could no longer claim to be human and yet here her uncle was, laying in his own sweat and blood because of the inhuman actions he chose to take. She may be a mage, but she was more human than he. She raised her hand again. Anger coursed through her like lightning. Fast and impatient and blinding— “Enough.” That voice. She hadn’t heard it in years. Deming’s fist froze inches from her uncle’s brow. Nothing save for the shock of that familiar voice ringing in her ears could have drawn her from the frenzy she had whipped herself into.

Her heart stuttered to a stop. He was here. Khalil.

This is a work of fiction. All names, places, characters, and events are fictional. Any resemblance to actual locations, individuals, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Map Design and Internal Illustrations © 2024 by Virginia Allyn Cover Design © 2025 by Laura Shallcross Copyedited and proofread by K. Morton Editing Services Identifiers: ISBN: 979-8-9904263-2-0 (paperback) ISBN: 979-8-9904263-3-7 (ebook) OceanofPDF.com Table of Contents Dedication Map of The Continent Content Warning Chapter 1.

Chapter One Deming 2. Chapter Two Deming 3. Chapter Three Nikita 4. Chapter Four Deming 5. Chapter Five Deming 6. Chapter Six Nikita 7. Chapter Seven Deming 8. Chapter Eight Nikita 9. Chapter Nine Nikita 10. Chapter Ten Deming 11. Chapter Eleven Deming 12. Chapter Twelve Deming 13. Chapter Thirteen Nikita 14. Chapter Fourteen Deming 15. Chapter Fifteen Deming 16.

Chapter Sixteen Deming 17. Chapter Seventeen Deming 18. Chapter Eighteen Deming 19. Chapter Nineteen Deming 20. Chapter Twenty Deming 21. Chapter Twenty One Nikita 22. Chapter Twenty Two Nikita 23. Chapter Twenty Three Nikita 24. Chapter Twenty Four Deming 25. Chapter Twenty Five Deming 26. Chapter Twenty Six Deming 27. Chapter Twenty Seven Deming 28. Chapter Twenty Eight Deming 29. Chapter Twenty Nine Deming 30. Chapter Thirty Nikita 31. Chapter Thirty One Deming 32. Chapter Thirty Two Deming 33. Chapter Thirty Three Deming 34.

Chapter Thirty Four Deming 35. Chapter Thirty Five Nikita 36. Chapter Thirty Six Deming 37. Chapter Thirty Seven Nikita 38. Chapter Thirty Eight Nikita 39. Chapter Thirty Nine Deming 40. Chapter Forty Deming 41. Chapter Forty One Nikita 42. Chapter Forty Two Deming 43. Chapter Forty Three Nikita 44.

Chapter Forty Four Nikita 45. Chapter Forty Five Deming 46. Chapter Forty Six Deming 47. Chapter Forty Seven Deming 48. Chapter Forty Eight Deming 49. Chapter Forty Nine Deming 50. Chapter Fifty Deming 51. Chapter Fifty One Deming 52. Chapter Fifty Two Nikita 53. Chapter Fifty Three Deming 54. Chapter Fifty Four Deming 55.

Chapter Fifty Five Deming 56. Chapter Fifty Six Deming Blurbs Acknowledgements About the Author OceanofPDF.com To my husband— You are the reason I write love stories. OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com Content Warning Light Heart may include content that is unsuitable for some readers. This novel includes mild profanity, consensual sexual content, discussion of the death of loved ones, on page death, anxiety, grief, gore, self harm, and mentions of suicidal ideation.

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