Rain of Shadows and Endings (Legacy, #1)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

Among those to emerge were six Firsts: Falein, goddess of wisdom and cleverness; Celeste, goddess of the sky and moon; Anala, goddess of day, fire, and the sun; Serafina, goddess of the stars and dreams; Achaz, god of beginnings; and Arius, god of endings.

“I choose Tessalyn Ausra to be my bonded Source,” Theon announced, his voice skittering over her bones.

“I am Theon St. Orcas, Heir to the Arius Kingdom. You are Tessalyn Ausra. I have Selected you to be my Source. You obey me above all others. My desires are your desires. You are mine.”

Be what they want you to be now, so you can be who you were meant to be later.

“No, beautiful,” he said, shaking his head. “You look like salvation and temptation all rolled into one.”