Destiny Descending Amy Sumida Contents Title Page Copyright More Books by Amy Sumida Sign up for Amy's Newsletter and get a free ebook: Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Chapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight Chapter Thirty-Nine Chapter Forty Chapter Forty-One Chapter Forty-Two Chapter Forty-Three Chapter Forty-Four Chapter Forty-Five Chapter Forty-Six Chapter Forty-Seven Chapter Forty-Eight Chapter Forty-Nine Chapter Fifty Chapter Fifty-One Chapter Fifty-Two Keep reading for a sneak peek into the next book in the Godhunter Series: Chapter One Grammar Giggles Pronunciation Guide Glossary of Characters About the Author Copyright © 2019 Amy Sumida All rights reserved. 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More Books by Amy Sumida The Godhunter Series (in order) Godhunter Of Gods and Wolves Oathbreaker Marked by Death Green Tea and Black Death A Taste for Blood The Tainted Web Series Split: These books can be read together or separately Harvest of the Gods & A Fey Harvest Into the Void & Out of the Darkness Perchance to Die Tracing Thunder Light as a Feather Rain or Monkeyshine Blood Bound Eye of Re My Soul to Take As the Crow Flies Cry Werewolf Pride Before a Fall Monsoons and Monsters Blessed Death In the Nyx of Time Let Sleeping Demons Lie The Lion, the Witch, and the Werewolf Hear No Evil Dark Star (Destiny Descending) Beyond the Godhunter A Darker Element Out of the Blue The Twilight Court Series Fairy-Struck Pixie-Led Raven-Mocking Here there be Dragons Witchbane Elf-Shot Fairy Rings and Dragon Kings Black-Market Magic Etched in Stone —Completed Series— The Spellsinger Series The Last Lullaby A Symphony of Sirens A Harmony of Hearts Primeval Prelude A Ballad of Blood A Deadly Duet Macabre Melody Aria of the Gods Anthem of Ashes A Chorus of Cats Spectra Spectra: A Cynical Superhero A Gray Area A Compression of Colors Blue Murder Code Red Fairy Tales Happily Harem After Vol 1 Including: The Four Clever Brothers Wild Wonderland Pan's Promise Beauty and the Beasts The Little Glass Slipper Happily Harem After Vol 2 Including: Awakened Beauty White as Snow Codename: Goldilocks Twisted Historical Romance Enchantress Erotica An Unseelie Understanding Sign up for Amy's Newsletter and get a free ebook: http://google.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=398603e0fc6b3876340e37356&id=3abd32edce And dive further into the worlds of the Godhunter, Twilight Court, Spellsinger, and Spectra at Amy's website: AmySumida.com Pronunciation Guide at the back of the book. Chapter One A high-pitched shriek echoed out to the veranda where I was having a tea party with Lesya; tiny cups and plates spread out on a Persian rug between us. We were over to the left side of the extended porch, enjoying the slant of sunshine that currently hit that area. Across the moat from us, a miniature castle stood—a playground I'd made for the children, and then beyond that were the grasslands of Pride territory, dotted with lacy-leafed trees and a glassy lake to one side. The golden landscape was reminiscent of Africa and the herds of antelope roaming it added to that imagery. The scent of earth and water and wild things rode the air. It had been a peaceful day until that strident sound sliced through it all. The scream turned our heads toward the front doors of Pride Palace where an anaconda came slithering out followed by an angry werelion. The snake wasn't actually an anaconda but a pit viper of anaconda size. It slithered to the bottom of the veranda steps, glossy scales undulating, and then transformed into a gorgeous, naked man. He was powerfully built with ebony hair cropped short and eyes the color of the viper's scales—a shocking lime green. As soon as he shifted, he bent over double in laughter, hands on his thighs to support himself. The werelion in pursuit stopped at the top of the steps to furiously shake his fist at Viper, my new boyfriend. Viper's the only one out of my seven lovers who I wasn't married to. Yes, seven; don't judge. My point is; we were still settling into our relationship, and Viper was still settling into his new home. Although I'm not sure “settling” is the right word for it. “I swear to my goddess, Viper, if you jump out at me like that again, I'm going to shift into a lion and literally bite your head off!” Aidan shouted. At the doorway, a horde of Intare—the pride of werelions under my care—chortled with glee. “And the rest of you can stick it up your furry—” “Aidan!” I shouted before he could finish his sentence. Aidan glanced over at Lesya and me then grimaced. “Tima, your new boy-toy has taken to scaring me in his snake form!” Viper's newly-discovered shifting abilities came in handy for torturing the Intare; specifically Aidan, who had previously held the title of the Most Annoying Male in the palace. Aidan had tried his tricks on Viper, in the way that men do when they're bonding, and Viper—the still-laughing Viper—had turned the tables on Aidan and stolen his coveted title. Much to the delight of the rest of the Intare. “Viper, please stop scaring Aidan,” I admonished my star god boyfriend. “You know he has a snake phobia.” “Which is precisely why I do it.” Viper came striding up the steps and plopped down onto a chair beside me. Shifters; they have no shame. Thankfully, my daughter is a shifter too, and she has seen plenty of naked people in her short life. This was normal for her. I hope that Lesya marries a shifter someday because otherwise, her husband (or husbands, most likely, she's inherited my lioness magic after all) will be in for a big surprise. “You're exploiting my weakness!” Aidan growled at Viper. “You shouldn't have told me about it if you didn't want it exploited,” Viper said reasonably. “I didn't! You shifted and saw my reaction.” “As I said; you shouldn't have told me about it.” “Well done, Viper!” Aaron, our resident Fabio-look-alike, smacked Viper's shoulder. “You got him to scream like a girl; that's a rare and beautiful thing that we'll all treasure.” “The funniest sound I've heard in ages,” Kevin agreed. “That was you, Uncle Aidan?” Lesya asked innocently. “No, Lesya,” Aidan said adamantly, “that was a bird. I don't scream; I'm Intare.” “I'm Intare, and I scream,” she said with a
