Part 32 (2/2)

There will be those who seek to exploit this time of change, read the decree that blazed with a single platinum star at the top, bracketed by two smaller emblems representing Nikita Duncan and Anthony Kyriakus, and underlined by a black arrow, but we will respond with deadly force against anyone, regardless of status, rank, or ability, who attempts to seize control of any part of the Net.

Our people have survived one civil war. A second will not be permitted.

The statement of authority, of control, was a beacon not only to the weak and the confused, but to those who hoped for a better future. It gave them a structure to cling to, the violence of Kaleb Krychek's power a paradoxically stabilizing force. No one, whispered men and women from one end of the globe to the other, would dare stand against him.

For another people, such knowledge might have made them fear for their freedom, but as birds who have had their wings clipped cannot fly, no matter how wide the sky, a people trapped in bondage for over a hundred years cannot be given total freedom without a fatal cost. Structure, power, discipline, this was what they needed, Kaleb's steel hand the only thing that halted a deadly wave of shock from ending the lives of millions.

The transition will not be easy, ended the decree, and it will not be without cost. But we are not cowards to hide from the powers that define us. We are Psy and we are capable of greatness.

It is time to step out of the dark.

For a complete list of this author's books click here or visit /singhchecklist.

Berkley t.i.tles by Nalini Singh.

Psy-Changeling Series SLAVE TO SENSATION.

VISIONS OF HEAT.

CARESSED BY ICE.

MINE TO POSSESS.

HOSTAGE TO PLEASURE.

BRANDED BY FIRE.

BLAZE OF MEMORY.

BONDS OF JUSTICE.

PLAY OF Pa.s.sION.

KISS OF SNOW.

TANGLE OF NEED.

HEART OF OBSIDIAN.

Guild Hunter Series.

ANGELS' BLOOD ARCHANGEL'S KISS ARCHANGEL'S CONSORT ARCHANGEL'S BLADE ARCHANGEL'S STORM Anthologies.

AN ENCHANTED SEASON.

(with Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy, and Jean Johnson).

THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS CAT.

(with Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy, and Linda Winstead Jones).

MUST LOVE h.e.l.lHOUNDS.

(with Charlaine Harris, Ilona Andrews, and Meljean Brook).

BURNING UP.

(with Angela Knight, Virginia Kantra, and Meljean Brook).

ANGELS OF DARKNESS.

(with Ilona Andrews, Meljean Brook, and Sharon s.h.i.+nn).

ANGELS' FLIGHT WILD INVITATION.

Specials.

ANGELS' p.a.w.n.

ANGELS' DANCE.

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