EROS ISLAND
Contents
CENTAUR HEART Lucinda Betts......................1
THE DREAM WELL Dawn Thompson.....................77
THUNDERSTRUCK Devyn Quinn........................159
Chapter One
The King of the Centaurs stood in my palace courtyard, thick
equine legs stubbornly spread, muscular arms crossing the planes
of his chest.
Despite the arrow I had aimed at his throat, Chiron did not
look afraid.
"Take one more step toward me, Lord Centaur," I said, "and
I'll loose this arrow." And I would, too, regardless of the wicked
glint in his wide gray eyes.
"Akantha," he said, his voice melting over each syllable.
"Do not allow Lycurgus to be your Champion."
"The Mother Rite is slated, centaur," I said, trying not to let
his flicking tail distract me. Chiron looked dangerous. If I took
my eyes from him for a moment, he could lunge. "And Lycurgus
will triumph."
"Akantha," he said again, stepping toward me with a placating
gesture. "He lies. He'll forgo the Mother Goddess in favor
of Earth Shaker. You'll lose your rule. The islan ... read full excerpt from Eros Island ebook
