The Reaper's Daughter (The Reaper's Daugther) (Volume 1)
K.M. Randall
Language: English
Pages: 244
ISBN: 1988256232
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
I’ve always felt like an average girl... except for my strange relationship with death. You could say I like to court it.
Whether I’m soaring through the air as a flyer for Specter University’s cheer squad, or speeding down the steepest mountain with only grace and balance keeping me from an icy end, I’ve always needed to feel a rush. But now Death is courting me—in more ways than one.
First, there’s Rishi, a rogue death deity who has a penchant for annoying me nearly to my grave and whose intense gaze has the power to see right through me. Then there’s Hades, who I’d rather had stayed just a myth. Now that he knows I exist, he’s not going to leave me alone until I meet the same end as my mother.
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention her? I spent my whole life thinking she had died when I was a baby, but now I’ve found out she’s much more than dead.
Fifty years ago, Hades banished my mother from the underworld and took away her ability to cross over souls—souls that have wandered lost through the world ever since. Now she wants me to clean up the mess. You may have heard of her before...
They call her the Grim Reaper.
probably get away with wearing them, given that I had long legs and really didn?t need the heels. I shifted from foot to foot, debating, but after only two minutes of being in the heels I realized I couldn?t deal. Plus, it probably wasn?t good for my ankle to be walking in heels so soon. Flipping them off my feet, I slid my toes into the black, pointed-toe flats and smiled in comfort. Turning to the mirror, I made sure I didn?t look ridiculous and was still happy with the effect, even if I
she laughed. Spreading her hair band with her fingers, she twisted her hair up into a knot. ?Okay … but call me if you need me. I feel like the worst friend in the world leaving you in an empty graveyard. I mean, listen to how that sounds. But I?ve seriously got to meet up with Cassie for that tutoring session, or else I?ll never pass the exam.? ?Go,? I said emphatically, waving her on with one hand while I placed my cup on the cement-slab ledge of a bench. ?I?m seriously fine.? ?I?ll meet you
and then sauntered over to take a look at the jewelry, examining a large turquoise pendant that caught my eye. Shelby, who had quietly been perusing the merchandise, looked at me sharply with a glint in her eyes. "She does palm readings," she said quickly, a gushy ring bringing her voice to a high pitch as she gestured to a sign nearby. Arching my brow at her, an ability I had perfected from long hours practicing in front of a mirror, I shook my head. "What?" "Palm readings. It could be fun!"
over the grassy embankment. He didn?t even pause at the red light. Behind us I heard tires squeal in the distance, but Rishi had already turned down another road, and the sky was still gray enough that the shadows enveloped us from view as we gained distance from them. In the back, I heard Shelby let out a pent-up breath and I turned to see her face, now a white oval in the gloom, start to relax. ?You think they?re gone?? Shelby asked. ?For now,? Rishi said. ?You okay?? I asked Shelby. She
made me retreat until I could feel the door handle pressing into my back. ?That thing with your tongue. When you chastised me,? he said, mimicking my tsking of him from only moments earlier. ?I found it interesting.? I couldn?t help it, my eyes fell to his own lips while I tried to wrangle my cutting wit and Artemis-like spirit. I shook my head, so lightly I was surprised he saw it. ?Let?s go get rooms, we could all use the sleep,? I finally managed to say, nearly choking on the words that