Lightning Tracks

<p><em>The rider angled the blade so Nick could see the oily residue on the metal.</em></p><p><em>‘All that’s needed to kill you boy is a single cut. A scratch. The poison will do the rest.’ His mask shifted and Nick could’ve sworn he was smiling. ‘But that wouldn’t be any fun would it?’</em></p><p><em>Nick gulped. ‘Why are you doing this?’</em></p><p><em>The rider leaned closer and hissed ‘Because you exist.’</em></p><p>Nick isn’t a warrior. He knows some basic karate but that’s it.</p><p>So when an assassin turns up to settle a blood debt Nick narrowly escapes with his life. In his haste he unwittingly flees to Korelios a place he thought existed only in his eccentric aunt’s ancient legends.</p><p>All too soon he finds himself caught in the middle of a war and he must make an impossible choice: do his duty or follow his heart.</p><p>His choice will decide the fate of an entire civilisation.</p>