Inside the Shadows: Claire Davon’s The Mormo’s Protection

Check out this all new excerpt from Claire Davon’s The Mormo’s Protection , exclusive to Souls & Shadows.

𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀’ 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲…𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀.

The drifters swarmed in past the trees, moving toward them. They swayed in tandem, still wailing. To his surprise, nobody was in their general vicinity, although it was a beautiful day. They were in a grassy area punctuated by trees, but nearby on the paths there should have been joggers or tourists. Instead, the area was deserted.

Nyssa walked toward the mob until she was about ten feet away. “Leave us,” she said, her voice booming.

The homeless moaned louder, their voices also echoing. They stared at her for a long moment, an odd face-off. Nyssa did not move, her hair rippling in a faint breeze. Once again, he could picture her as if she were wearing a sort of medieval body armor with a sword and shield, facing her enemies.

As one, the crowd went for Nyssa. Each of them reached for her, their hands turning to claws as they tried to rake and bite her. Nyssa flung out her hands in a warding motion, and the front line staggered back. The rest were not affected and began again, their coming as inexorable as the tide.

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