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Chronicles of Devon




  Chronicles of Devon

  Kerrigan Memoirs, Volume 1

  W.J. May

  Published by Dark Shadow Publishing, 2021.

  Also by W.J. May

  Beginning's End Series

  Beginnings (Coming Soon)

  Blood Red Series

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  The Night Watch

  Marked by Courage

  Forever Night

  The Other Side of Fear

  Blood Red Box Set Books #1-5

  Daughters of Darkness: Victoria's Journey

  Victoria

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  Coveted (A Vampire & Paranormal Romance)

  Twisted

  Daughter of Darkness - Victoria - Box Set

  Great Temptation Series

  The Devil's Footsteps

  Heaven's Command

  Mortals Surrender

  Hidden Secrets Saga

  Seventh Mark - Part 1

  Seventh Mark - Part 2

  Marked By Destiny

  Compelled

  Fate's Intervention

  Chosen Three

  The Hidden Secrets Saga:The Complete Series

  Kerrigan Chronicles

  Stopping Time

  A Passage of Time

  Ticking Clock

  Secrets in Time

  Time in the City

  Ultimate Future

  Kerrigan Memoirs

  Chronicles of Devon (Coming Soon)

  Mending Magic Series

  Lost Souls

  Illusion of Power

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  Royal Factions

  The Price For Peace

  The Cost for Surviving

  The Punishment For Deception

  Faking Perfection

  The Most Cherished

  The Strength to Endure

  Royal Factions Box Set Books #1-3

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan

  Rae of Hope

  Dark Nebula

  House of Cards

  Royal Tea

  Under Fire

  End in Sight

  Hidden Darkness

  Twisted Together

  Mark of Fate

  Strength & Power

  Last One Standing

  Rae of Light

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Box Set Books # 1 - 6

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

  Living in the Past

  Present For Today

  Staring at the Future

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Prequel

  Christmas Before the Magic

  Question the Darkness

  Into the Darkness

  Fight the Darkness

  Alone in the Darkness

  Lost in Darkness

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Prequel Series Books #1-3

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel

  A Matter of Time

  Time Piece

  Second Chance

  Glitch in Time

  Our Time

  Precious Time

  The Hidden Secrets Saga

  Seventh Mark (part 1 & 2)

  The Kerrigan Kids

  School of Potential

  Myths & Magic

  Kith & Kin

  Playing With Power

  Line of Ancestry

  Descent of Hope

  Illusion of Shadows

  Frozen by the Future

  Guilt Of My Past

  Demise of Magic

  Rise of The Prophecy

  Deafened By The Past (Coming Soon)

  The Kerrigan Kids Box Set Books #1-3

  The Queen's Alpha Series

  Eternal

  Everlasting

  Unceasing

  Evermore

  Forever

  Boundless

  Prophecy

  Protected

  Foretelling

  Revelation

  Betrayal

  Resolved

  The Queen's Alpha Box Set

  The Senseless Series

  Radium Halos - Part 1

  Radium Halos - Part 2

  Nonsense

  Perception

  The Senseless - Box Set Books #1-4

  Standalone

  Shadow of Doubt (Part 1 & 2)

  Five Shades of Fantasy

  Zwarte Nevel

  Shadow of Doubt - Part 1

  Shadow of Doubt - Part 2

  Four and a Half Shades of Fantasy

  Dream Fighter

  What Creeps in the Night

  Forest of the Forbidden

  Arcane Forest: A Fantasy Anthology

  The First Fantasy Box Set

  Watch for more at W.J. May’s site.

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  Chronicles of Devon

  Book 1 of the Kerrigan Memoirs

  Copyright 2021 by W.J. May

  Cover design by: Book Cover by Design

  No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews.

  Kerrigan Memoirs Series

>   The Chronicles of:

  Devon

  Angel

  Julian

  Molly

  Gabriel

  Rae

  Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

  The Prequel series is a Sub-Series of the Chronicles of Kerrigan.

  The prequel on how Simon Kerrigan met Beth!!

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  THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN: PREQUEL –

  Christmas Before the Magic

  Question the Darkness

  Into the Darkness

  Fight the Darkness

  Alone in the Darkness

  Lost the Darkness

  THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN

  Book I - Rae of Hope is FREE!

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  Book II - Dark Nebula

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  Book III - House of Cards

  Book IV - Royal Tea

  Book V - Under Fire

  Book VI - End in Sight

  Book VII – Hidden Darkness

  Book VIII – Twisted Together

  Book IX – Mark of Fate

  Book X – Strength & Power

  Book XI – Last One Standing

  Book XII – Rae of Light

  THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN SEQUEL

  Matter of Time

  Time Piece

  Second Chance

  Glitch in Time

  Our Time

  Precious Time

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

  Living in the Past

  Present for Today

  Staring at the Future

  Kerrigan Chronicles

  Book 1 – Stopping Time

  Book 2 – A Passage of Time

  Book 3 – Ticking Clock

  Book 4 – Just in Time

  Book 5 – Time in the City

  Book 6 – Ultimate Future

  The Kerrigan Kids Series

  Book 1 - School of Potential

  Book 2 - Myths & Magic

  Book 3 - Kith & Kin

  Book 4 - Playing With Power

  Book 5 - Line of Ancestry

  Book 6 - Descent of Hope

  Book 7 – Illusion of Shadows

  Book 8 – Frozen by the Future

  Book 9 – Guilt of My Past

  Book 10 – Demise of Magic

  Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy

  Book 12 – Deafened by the Past

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  Chronicles of Devon Blurb

  WHAT COMES after happily ever after...?

  On paper, Devon Wardell has everything he ever wanted. The girl of his dreams, the job he trained for, the family he never hoped he could have. So why is everything starting to unravel?

  After rescuing the city of London and pulling back the supernatural community from the brink of destruction, the famous friends had hoped to settle into their normal routine. Vivian is gone, the secret is protected, and despite the perpetual chaos that’s hounded them since Guilder, each one has survived to fight another day. But a new threat is always on the horizon, and the agents of the Privy Council can never stay idle for long.

  Torn between the dangers at work and the stresses at home, Devon finds himself struggling to keep his head above water. With his wife away on assignment and a series of dark coincidences piling up in London, he finds himself wondering if there are darker forces at play.

  When you’re born with a tatù, is there such a thing as normal? How does one manage to be a father and a superhero at the same time? Every day the stakes are getting higher.

  How long before that delicate balance finally breaks?

  Contents

  Kerrigan Memoirs Series

  Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

  Kerrigan Chronicles

  The Kerrigan Kids Series

  Find W.J. May

  Chronicles of Devon Blurb

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Kerrigan Memoirs Series

  The Kerrigan Kids Series

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  PREQUEL –

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  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

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  Chapter 1

  An explosion ripped apart the sky as a motorcycle burst onto the street.

  There was no way to tell where it was coming from, no way to tell where it was going. The only thing that registered was the speed. It was a speed that was advertised, but never encouraged. A speed that would surely have killed anyone who happened across it, but the sun had gone down an hour before and there was no one within miles of the deserted London street.

  A shadow flickered across the biker’s helmet. He turned his head a quarter of an inch.

  The streets themselves were deserted, but the same didn’t apply to the sky. A man was running along the rooftops, jumping from building to building. He was gaining on the bike.

  An engine revved and the pair shot forward, propelled with the same impossible momentum as the city flew past in a blur. Street lamps’ glow streaked like rain across the helmet. The rooftop man was nothing but shadow, dark hair whipping behind him in the breeze.

  There was a fork in the road, approaching fast. The man on the bike twisted an arm behind him, extending two fingers, and the pair veered suddenly to the right. A shower of sparks flew off the motorcycle. The man on the roof leapt into the air, landing on the other side of the street.

  Somewhere in the distance, a bell was chiming. A new sense of urgency took hold and they pushed themselves even faster, streaking with a roar and a whisper through the starless night.

  A little farther...just a little farther...

  The silhouette of a woman appeared in the road. There was a screech of tires as the motorcycle slid to a dangerous stop in front of her, blowing her hair back in a windswept cloud.

  She popped a bubble of chewing gum, then glanced at her watch.

  “...fifty-two.”

  The momentum vanished on a dime as the biker yanked off his helmet with a curse. Waves of onyx hair framed a face that was both lovely and furious, those dark eyes fixed upon his wife.

  “Come on—seriously?!” he cried. “That’s more than ten seconds off—”

  A man landed on the sidewalk beside him, touching his fingers to the pavement before lifting gracefully to his feet. The imprint of a fox burned on his forearm, a warning of overuse.

  “What was it?” he asked breathlessly.

  “Don’t tell him,” the psychic warned. At the same time, the woman tossed back her ivory hair with a gloating, “Fifty-two.”

  There was a moment of silence. Then—

  “Are you KIDDING me?!”

  Julian dropped the helmet to the sidewalk, rubbing the sides of his eyes. “That’s why you shouldn’t tell him...”

  “How did you not see that coming?” Devon accused, shoving his partner into the bike. “We could have feigned injury, started again. We could have started the fire ourselves!”

  Angel glanced down at her nails, trying to control her expression. “You could always ask me and Gabriel to show you how it’s done...”

  The me
n shot her a rather dangerous look, and she stopped talking.

  “Maybe if we made the turn sooner—” Julian began.

  “Why don’t you know?” Devon insisted. “I thought you were—”

  “They’re making me wear an inhibitor.” The psychic lifted the chain around his neck. “Said that until we break the barrier, it’s cheating to do it any other way.”

  Devon threw up his hands with another breathtaking profanity, while Angel laughed softly.

  “Do you want to do it again?” she asked, fighting the urge to say something like fourth time’s the charm. “Maybe this time, I could ride the bike—”

  “Where is everyone?” Devon interrupted suddenly. “They’d usually be here by now, slow-clapping, making me want to set myself on fire.”

  The trio glanced around the deserted buildings, then Julian took off the inhibitor and his eyes flashed white. He drifted into the future for a split second before going pale as a sheet.

  “...oh, shit.”

  WHILE THE FRIENDS WOULD never know it, they actually made better time racing back across London than on the training course. Especially considering the countless obstacles in their way.

  “Just run him down,” Devon commanded, barely flinching as Angel swerved wildly to avoid decapitating a street vendor. “Julian already foresaw that we won’t kill anybody.”

  “I said nothing of maiming,” the psychic chimed in from the backseat, arms pinned behind his back as he struggled to remove the heavy motorcycle jacket. “She doesn’t have to slow down, but she does have to swerve. Don’t you dare encourage her to do otherwise!”

  It was a testament to both men’s frazzled state of mind that the retired assassin was the one driving in the first place. Devon had sworn never to climb into a car with her years ago, and Julian tolerated it only because she’d specifically written such a thing into their vows. When she careened around a fountain, tilting the car on its side, they both grabbed the ceiling with a simultaneous shout.