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Now I give you another preview of Kindred (The Birthrite Series, #2). There is a jump break after the Preface, as Chapter 1 does include spoilers (and some parts of the chapter might be NSFW). But if you've read Descent (The Birthrite Series, #1) or if you don't mind spoilers, read on! Enjoy the preview and stay tuned for a release date soon. :)
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I hope you all are having a great holiday season! My 40% discount at my store is still going on until tomorrow. Simply visit http://officialtiffanyapanstore.bigcartel.com and enter the coupon code BLACKFOREST at check out!
Now I give you another preview of Kindred (The Birthrite Series, #2). There is a jump break after the Preface, as Chapter 1 does include spoilers (and some parts of the chapter might be NSFW). But if you've read Descent (The Birthrite Series, #1) or if you don't mind spoilers, read on! Enjoy the preview and stay tuned for a release date soon. :)
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PREFACE
Florence,
Italy
1856
In
the dim light of a small studio, an elderly artisan pondered his most recently completed
work. He smiled slightly and decided to give the canvas a final brush stroke.
This subtle addition was indeed what the new portrait needed to be complete and
finished.
Satisfied,
the old man rose from the chair he was seated in, knowing that his apprentice
would arrive at any moment to travel it to a Tuscan seaport.
The
artist knew of the ship on which this portrait was to board. La Suerte was a newly built vessel,
having just been launched on her maiden voyage in that same year. She was no
ordinary ship and this would be her only year carrying his paintings to where
they needed to be. She had a destiny but for this time being, she was what he –
along with the subjects of his paintings - needed. And she needed them, as the
energy of her passengers was what fueled her (as though they were part of her).
With
great care, he packaged the painting, taking a final moment to gaze into the
eyes of the middle-aged man whose image was on the canvas. This particular work
had not been commissioned, but he knew that the public figure in America would
be most appreciative. In his mind's eye, he could see this new work hanging inside
the main hall of a library, one located in a little town just outside the city
of New York. It was the same small town for which he created a statue to be
part of a fountain in the town’s park.
He
smiled at the thought of that statue acting as a beacon of light for the town.
Of all his highly sought after works, the seraph statue was among his very
best, even if he had to say so himself.
As
the elderly man was placing the final protective wrappings on his parcel, he
heard a knock at the door. He turned, bidding his visitor to enter. The door
opened, revealing the old man's young apprentice. No words were exchanged between
the two, for there was no need. Both knew what had to be done and why.
The
young man departed for the seaport, leaving the artisan alone again in the
studio. The old man walked over to the other side of the modest room, regarding
three other shrouded canvases, portraits that were unfinished. He was in no
hurry to finish these and knew that when the time was right, they would be
complete. He also knew well of the individuals whose images were being formed upon
those canvases.
Three
individuals that were not of his world.
Though,
in a way, they are...