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\u201cIt\u2019s fine,\u201d I told him without even looking over my shoulder. \u201cYou don\u2019t even want flowers.\u201d \u201cHow do you know? Maybe I do!\u201d Damen rebutted. I glanced at him as I stood, vase in hand, and he flushed. \u201cOkay, I don\u2019t. But that\u2019s not the point.\u201d The last thing I really wanted to talk about was Norman, but here we were. \u201cWhy do you hate that Norman is being nice to me?\u201d I asked. Was there something I was missing?<\/p>\n

Damen had trusted him before I\u2019d come along, so what was the big deal? \u201cBecause that\u2019s not what\u2019s happening!\u201d Damen protested, a certain edge to his voice. Julian stood, looking at me only briefly, then back to Damen, before moving to my abandoned seat. His hesitation to intervene with Damen\u2019s madness made me pause, as did the too-interested expression on Miles\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

They knew something I didn\u2019t. \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cI did a tarot reading,\u201d Damen began, and my imagination briefly wandered to him doing said reading. I\u2019d never seen him actually use tarot cards, but surely it was a sight. \u201cWe can\u2019t trust him. Especially with you. He has an ulterior motive. He knows he\u2019s under observation, and you\u2019ve been the only one on his side. Why else would he bring you gifts?\u201d \u201cBecause that\u2019s what Southern gentlemen do.\u201d I set down the vase and began to unwrap the flowers.<\/p>\n

This was stupid; I knew Damen was right\u2014in a way. Norman was trying to save his own butt. But there was something else telling me, nagging at me, that the red- headed man needed help. I was, apparently, the only thing that stood between him and permanent dishonor.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t just step back and let him lose his job. It was too important to him.<\/p>\n

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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it was published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Cover Design by Crimson Phoenix Creations Edited by Becky Edits Copyright\u00a9 2022 All rights reserved Warning: The main character of this book has lived through severe child abuse and sexual assault.<\/p>\n

There are no explicit details, but there are references to said events within the story. 1kitap1.com\/en Table of Contents Table of Contents Glossary Main Characters Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Epilogue About the Author 1kitap1.com\/en Glossary Onmyoji \u2014 An onmyoji is a practitioner of onmyodo.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an occult-based science that was popular during the Heian period in Japanese history. The most popular practitioner was Abe no Seimei. Their magic is drawn from the underworld. They are also fortune tellers, tarot masters, and can bind a shikigami to them to act as their worldly familiar. Shikigami \u2014 A shikigami is a spirit guide, of sorts, that is present on Earth through a contract with an onmyoji.<\/p>\n

They have a human form but prefer to take on their animal shape in this realm. They act as an intermediary between the underworld and this realm on behalf of their onmyoji. Necromancer \u2014 In this universe, the necromancer retains most of their original definition with one change: they cannot summon spirits. Necromancers deal with the physical side of death and the memories that are tied to living and dead things.<\/p>\n

Because a person\u2019s essence is tied to the spirit as well as the physical body, necromancers can dream-hop and manipulate emotions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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