title: Covenant: A Novel
author:  Dean Crawford 
description: "Get the cameras rolling<i>Indiana Jones </i>meets<i> Alien. </i>What a combination of mystery, suspense, and unspeakable horror. I loved it!" <b> R.L. Stine</b><br /><br />"With scarily realistic science, earth-shattering intrigue and hyperdrive action, <i>Covenant</i> marks the launch of a major new talent in the thriller world. <b></b><b>Scott Mariani, author of <i>The Mozart Conspiracy</i></b>
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  Branded Covenant
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Branded Covenant
  
  
  Book One
  
  
  Obligatory Fate Series
  
  
  Penned by Heather Burke
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  © 2020 by H. L. Burke
  
  
  All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or
  used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the
  publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Dedicated to my white knight who braved the enemy, the madness, and the depths
  of suffering to rescue me.
  
  
  Soli Deo Gloria
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Prologue
  
  
  The gag tasted of blood and earth, making me sick to my stomach. Saliva began
  building up, soaking it. He removed it quickly, staring me unblinking. His
  eyes had changed from hazel to pale blue with white flecks encircling the
  black of his irises. An emotionless mask concealed his usual soft demeanor
  until a whimper escaped my lips. The pounding of my head sounded as he moved
  his bare torso up against me, pulling me into him. I tried to wi