Whoever this guy was, whatever he was saying, he wasn’t right. Something like that is hard for people to forgive.”Įverything in Sabi’s head cleared and one thing rang out above it all: Matti. So many deaths piling up behind your parents. I can’t say the same for their people, of course. Come with me now and I’ll forgive their indiscretions. Or your sister, Matti is it? Could feel the effects of that poor decision.”īile burned Sabi’s throat and her vision swam. She took a step backward, not daring to turn her back on the man, but she stopped when he spoke. Nothing could happen if she stayed out in the open with Mrs. “Why don’t you come on down? Come sit with me until your Mama gets home?” Nothing about her cracking voice sounded fine. Wexler in the steadiest voice she could muster, “Fine. Keeping her eyes on the man in front of her she called down to Mrs. Sabi jumped and nearly choked on her heart. But who was Sabina Petris? And why did he say Perez like that wasn’t her real name? Crap, she needed to get out. But maybe it’s Perez now, yes? At least that’s what my sources say.”Įvery thought she had smashed together in her head. Sabi couldn’t help but think of a wolf and how he would eat her with his big teeth. The thin smile that sliced across his face like a paper cut cracked open to reveal gleaming teeth underneath. “Sorry,” she choked, the word barely making it out. All she wanted to do right then was leave. But the way he looked at her, how his gaze bored directly into her eyes, it sent goose bumps across her skin. The sound of his voice was soft, almost welcoming. He wasn’t wrong, but she wasn’t about to admit that. She went by Sabi but her birth certificate said Sabina.

She didn’t know whether to answer him or not. Ringing in her ears made it hard to hear but she could have sworn he called her Sabina. vividly imagined and deftly plotted dark fantasy. Sabi would rather die trying than lie down and die, even if that means running away into even more danger. If they stay the ruler will leech them dry. If they escape they’ll be hunted to the ends of the earth, if they survive the trek to safety. Except a ruler hellbent on draining them of every last diamond tear isn’t their only hurdle. Together they may have a chance at escape, something no other Crier has done. In a fit of rage, power erupts out of Sabi, the same power Cabal has, and a spark of hope ignites. Afraid and alone, Sabi finds solace in her cellmate, Anya, and Cabal, a fellow Crier who also has powers, a rare combination that buys his favor from the ruler. Living in New York, Sabi’s seen some nasty things, but the lengths to which her captor will go to keep his crown are things found only in the darkest nightmares.

Not until a crazed ruler from another world comes to collect her priceless tears and won’t take no for an answer. Sabi Perez is the last Diamond Crier, only she doesn’t know it.

The Prophecy of Arcadia by M.H. Soars