Shaxoa's Gift (39 page)

The Matwau almost laughed. He had tied her up
left her sitting on the couch while he thought. Why would she think
that he was trying to rob her? He could have taken her possessions
long ago and been far away from policing eyes. No sane burglar
would simply sit around waiting for the cops, or some poor
passerby, to find him. The girl was most likely very intelligent,
but her assumption made no sense. The human mind had always been a
puzzle to him.

“Why are you doing this?” the girl asked. Her
voice was rising in pitch with every question. She was struggling
to hold onto her anger, the only thing that was keeping away her
fear.

“I am not here to steal your
possessions.”

“Then what do you want?” She was pleading for
an answer now.

“I want you, nothing more.”

Her anger was gone. Terror oozed from every
inch of her body as the implications of the Matwau’s words swam
through her mind.
At last
, he thought. Terror was something
he knew all too well. The Matwau could exploit fear in all its
forms, the stronger, the better. Perhaps she would not be as
difficult to control as he had thought.

About the Author

DelSheree Gladden lives in
New Mexico with her husband and two children. The Southwest is a
big influence in her writing because of its culture, beauty, and
mythology. Local folk lore is strongly rooted in her writing,
particularly ideas of prophecy, destiny, and talents born from
natural abilities. When she is not writing, DelSheree is usually
teaching yoga, coaching gymnastics, reading, painting, sewing, or
studying about teeth as a Dental Hygiene student. Her works
include
Escaping Fate
and the
Twin Souls
Saga
. DelSheree’s newest
novel,
 
Inquest
, set to be released by
Briona Glen Publishing in 2012, is the first book
in
 
The
Destroyer Trilogy
.
 
Inquest
 
follows sixteen-year-old Libby
Sparks as she tries to escape her destiny to destroy the world. But
Libby soon realizes dodging fate might not be worth the
price.

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