Keeper Of The Lost Cities Book 10 Novels & Stories

She turns it — I can see her hands moving through the pages with the familiarity of someone who knows this text well — and she stops at a section near the document's end. She pushes it toward me. It is the cartographer's notation. Neva's decoded version is pencilled beside it. I read the decoded section: *The chamber below the first stone holds the record of the first keeper. It was built before the city. It will open for the one who has kept the threshold rightly. Not for the gift. For the keeping.* I read it again. I look at Rael. He looks at me. "Not for the Warden gift," I say. "For the keeping."

“Hydroponic yield exceeding projections by six percent this quarter. Adrian didn’t turn. He already knew. He knew everything. Ten years since the world ended, Ten years since the last war burned through sky and soil, turning nations into memory and memory into myth, Ten years since Samuel died. And ten years since Adrian refused to let him go. Neo-Stain was his answer to extinction. A city carved into the earth’s bones, layered in concentric rings: the outer defense grids, the agricultural belts, the residential sectors, the core laboratories. At its heart, a chamber no one else was allowed to enter. The Sanctum, His sanctuary, His prison. He moved away from the glass slowly, his footsteps e

Seems like they want to make fun of me so I decided to finish my coffee faster and ask them to our first destination. The Family History Library. You see why I am in this place called Las Vegas? Because once upon a time, when I am so desperate to see Arianne and was in a very broken state because of her betrayal, I acted impulsive and reckless. I get to be with a girl I never know that much, fucked her all day and marry her at nightime.

his gaze darts to Joshua beside him, “stuff. Just when everything’s at a breaking point, the heroic Apions swoop in and adopt us like we're a bunch of orphans.” My shoulders rise and slump back down heavily. “What were they supposed to do? Reject us. Its clear to them, dad and us, that we’ve only been aware of each other’s existence, not that long ago,” I retort. “Be that as it may. It doesn’t change the fact that this place is creepy as f. C’mon bro, you saw all the houses we drove past before we got here. No gates or fences. Then comes the Apions with iron gates and armed, call-of-duty, guards manning the property.”

Elphames opalescent eyes regard the news personality a bit of disdain, “What else? Humans happened.” Bernie knitted his thick eyebrows in confusion, “Forgive me, I don’t quite follow.” “When we left earth all those years ago magic was sealed away using a special book, the book Thoth. A human found the book and proceeded to decode it.” Elphame’s entire posture indicated boredom. “The archaeological world would’ve been set on its ear by such a book. Why is this the first time I am hearing of it?” Bernie took a sip of the coffee.

he whispered. Smiling, I snagged the one with the prettiest cover, and almost ran toward the lounge chair on the balcony. The kingdom didn't have any new books since Jason's mother was alive, which was a long time before. Nothing from this decade. Having a modern day romance in my hands made me the happiest girl alive. I opened the cover, laid back and delved into the pages.

He gave me an expression that said "And?" "Great," I mumbled, as I turned the key in the keyhole. The door clicked open and we went inside. The distinct scent of salt filled my lungs. That’s what you get for buying air freshener at an 80% discount store. I was going for the sea-breeze effect. I guess that failed. I wouldn’t have needed air freshener in the first place if that stupid orange cat stopped sneaking trash into my apartment. But the stupid window was broken and my stupid landlord despised me so the cat got his way. More about him later. The landlord, not the cat. Well, maybe the cat, too. I threw my bag on the lone sofa and walked directly to the fridge. There wasn’t much in it. I

Like me, he also has no idea and he only answers me with a finished contract thing. "Ashley's gone too. He's resigned as a keeper. Who will be with me later at the center?" "That's what your mommy called. Your official keeper has arrived at the mansion." I didn't pay attention to what Arnal said because there was nothing I could do. If only I had to choose, Aikee and Felix would still be the ones I wanted to be my personal keepers. We finally got home. When I came out of the pegasus, I immediately felt the silence inside.

“We follow a set of rules, and when someone deviates, Nundas like Luke and I are there to discipline them. We come from a long, proud French line that once protected the royals. There used to be a royal family that oversaw a council, but they were all murdered a generation ago, and one daughter was thought to survive, but no one has seen her in over 100 years. So now there is only a High Council, six members for each inhabited continent. Our nearest chapter is in London.” She gave Jackie a pointed look. “And you haven’t met anyone else yet because we’re waiting for instructions from our superiors on how to induct you.” Jackie blinked. “Induct me? What? But I have a life, not a great one, but

“But this is worse than I thought.” The battle was fierce but brief. When the last of the dissenters fell, Lucan surveyed the scene grimly. “They’re not just holding onto the past,” he said. “They’re trying to bring it back.” The implications were chilling. The Keeper was gone, but his shadow lingered, threatening to rise again through those who refused to let him go. --- In the rumbles, Lena and her friends found a secret hoard of sinister relics buried deep in the city. The artifacts were a clear reminder of the Keeper's lasting impact, pulsing with a subtle, evil energy.