They didn’t say much, but I woke knowing exactly what they wanted: With King’s leadership and powers, he was going to bring the Seers back. Not as his personal army of indentured thugs, but doing what they were meant to do. Heal.
He didn’t know it yet, and they didn’t tell me how it would play out, but it was the Seers’ job to mend the wounds of this world. The cancer had to be cured.
My role was to never leave King’s side and to keep him on the path of the straight and narrow.
He was going to hate that.
But I wouldn’t. I could see the good in him. I knew he was capable of redemption.
Once I realized my connection with him wasn’t one-way or haphazard, it dawned on me that I could pick his head, too. And maybe the real reason I’d grown up isolating myself from people was because I could hear what they were thinking. It scared the hell out of me.
Fact: Not all people were good. And for a child to listen in on so many dark thoughts would warp them beyond recognition—something I understood firsthand. With King’s help, I could start tapping into my inner strength. I was twenty-three now, and soon, I would come into my full powers. In exchange, I would guide King into his new role.
A price for everything. He would no longer be an ancient powerful king; he would be the Lord of the Seers.
That was what they called him: Lord. Our leader. Not master, not king, not ruler. Our leader. Something he had been born to do, but never got the chance. His choices had led him down a dark path that wasn’t meant to be.
I wonder how long I can keep that fun information to myself.
“What information? And I asked you a question,” King said. “Why are you here?”
Standing in his loft, I tried to contain myself. “I just thought you could use some help. It’s a long way to redemption.”
His eyes clung to mine. I felt him try to dig inside my head. “So you know.”
“I do.” The Seers told me everything, unlike you. I laced my hands together.
“So they sent you,” he said.
“I’m here of my own free will, if that’s what you’re asking.”
“That makes one of us.”
I shrugged. “Could be worse, King. You could be trapped here all by yourself.” At least I could heal him. I could help set him on another path, the one he was always meant to take. And someday, it might lead him back to Mia and his son. “At least you have Ariadna looking out for you.” I smiled. “And me, of course.”
He stared into my eyes, and I felt my heart pounding. I knew what he was thinking, and he knew my thoughts, too.
There was no use hiding any of it. He loved his wife and always would. And I loved him. Those two facts changed nothing. Because I wasn’t going anywhere and neither was he.
We had a job to do.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
My secret is out! I plan to do at least a few more King books. And if you’re anything like me, your head is already busy thinking about all the ways this is going to go sideways on our anti-hero King. Especially when it comes to King’s family. I mean, who stays dead forever in this series? Nobody. Juicy stuff!
Especially because you know…you just know that King is in for quite a ride. I mean, he can’t hide diddly-squat from Jeni, so…that is not going to sit well with him. (Heeheehee…)
As to why I decided to write another King book, well, when I finished Ten Club, I always knew Mia would eventually find out that King hadn’t exactly been truthful about the fate of Ten Club. I left that thread dangling so when the time came, and I wanted to bring King back for a proper ass-whooping, I could. Consider his ass officially whooped.
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From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a Paranormal Suspense, Lord King.
IT’S NOT EASY BEING EVIL…
They call me King. I am ancient. I am evil. And I have been cursed to walk the earth until I pay for my sins in this life and the past. It will take a miracle to find redemption after three thousand years of misdeeds. Until then, I cannot cross over to be reunited with my murdered wife and son. My family is the only part of me that was ever good.
That is where the Seers come in. They have offered a shortcut if I agree to help them. They are powerful on their own, but my particular talents are…unique. And they need a leader—someone who understands the darkness I helped create in this world.
However, the more time I spend with the Seers, the more I am sucked into their world. One in particular has a special hold over me. Not certain what to make of it.
Will I ever see my family again? Or is this simply the next chapter of a life I can never escape?–
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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I also need to give a shout out to the model, Daniel Sobieray. He’s inadvertently been part of this series from the get-go, providing lots of steam to my ad campaigns and inspiration (wink) to my readers. And, of course, he sat very patiently for a few photo shoots. (I’m still lovin’ that Ten Club cover pretty hard, but this one is sooo hot, too.)
Finally, to my family. You know who you are. I hope? LOL. Thank you for putting up with my insane work life.
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COMING SOON!
If you’re looking for your next page-turner, here’s an excerpt of SHE’S GOT THE GUNS.
Book #2, SHE’S GOT THE MONEY, will be coming out next! I write these under M.O. Mack since these books are pure Chick Thrillers! (Not romance.) Although, there are hot dudes with potential.
Emily Rockford sat anxiously behind the beat-up reception desk, with nothing to keep her company aside from the faded yellow wallpaper and the monotonous grinding sound of the AC unit. A unit that was crammed into a partially boarded-up window, had no off switch, and dribbled rust-brown sludge down the wall. She was pretty sure the grungy brown carpet underneath it was rotten, but what did that matter?