Symbols that glowed when they contemplated any kind of punishment. Their only differences came from the symbols etched into their faces. The stern, merciless male possessed crimson skin and obsid¬ian eyes without any whites the instructors were exact copies of him. As the son of an eight-foot-tall war god, he might grow bigger than even the headmaster. Though a mere twelve years in age, Four already towered over the others. None dared to take more than eight inhalations per min¬ute. Each boy wore a colorless tunic and loose pants each kept his eyes focused ahead, chin up, hands locked behind his back and bare feet pressed to¬gether. The most notable acolyte-Four-stood shoulder to shoulder with nine others in a perfectly straight line. The train of his voluminous black robe dragged behind him. “Emotions are our greatest enemy.” With an unhurried stride, the headmaster paced before his charges. But if he escapes, they lose each other forever. If he remains in the time loop, they stay together. Halo’s insatiable desire for the stubborn Ophelia drives him wild…and he only craves more. She’s the family disappointment, a harpy warrior without a kill and powerless-or is she? Nearly every night she’s doomed to repeat her own murder, but each morning she arises to spar with Halo, the ruthless warlord increasingly determined to save her…and lure her to his bed. Ophelia the Flunk Out hates her disaster of a life. Only one other person retains their memory-the beauty who threatens his iron control.

Except, each morning he awakens to the same day, forced to relive new horrors.

When tasked to kill twelve of mythology’s fiercest monsters in twenty-four hours, Halo eagerly accepts. Halo Phaninon, assassin of gods, is as cold and merciless as a machine. New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter delivers The Immortal, the second dark and sexy book in her Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a cold, merciless assassin and a stubborn harpy warrior. 🙂Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books

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Into the Dark by Gena Showalter