Sabin’s Story

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Sabin is a warrior possessed by the demon, Doubt. Him and his demon are great together in battle, making everyone second guess their actions and such but when it becomes personal the two clash badly. Sabin refused to be with a woman since the last one committed suicide after being with him. He blames himself but it was actually his demon putting those negative thoughts in her head and also the fact that her husband is one of the leaders of the Hunters. The Hunters are a group of people that think the world would be better, safer, and kinder if the demons and the Lords no longer existed. They are quite an erratic group. When the Hunters killed a warrior named Baden who housed the demon, Distrust, the warrior died but the demon was set free to reek havoc until it found another host. When the Hunters learned this, they were forced to try to capture the warriors and not kill. When Baden was killed, the warriors went on a rampage, killing many and more Hunters than ever before along with innocent humans that got in the way. When half the warriors had had enough and just wanted peace, they decided to go one way. The other half which included Sabin as their leader stayed hunting the Hunters and killing as many as possible. The two groups of warriors come together for the same cause and when the reunion comes to a head, they were able to come to terms with it.

Gwen is an immortal as well and scared to death of her darker side. While spending an entire year caged up by the Hunters, she is finally rescued by Sabin and the warriors. She wasn’t the only female being held there in that prison and with everyone being scared of her, she was forced to watch the Hunters rape and beat the other women until they gave birth to a half immortal, half hunter in which they steal away so they can grant their wish to start an army capable of defeating the warriors. Once being rescued by Sabin, she feels more than gratitude. She can’t figure out why she has all these mixed feelings.

Sabin does his best to keep her at arms length but also use her to further the warrior’s army. Especially when he sees the damage she can do as her dark side comes out. He vows to train her as long as she’ll help out the right side. He wants her with a passion that he can’t understand but is afraid his demon, Doubt will break her down even more, therefore tries not to act on his lust.

I was up and down with this one. I wanted to jump in this book and smack some sense into both of them. Of course it was a great book and I enjoyed every minute of it. Showalter needs to keep it up!