Apprentice Killers

By Blak Rayne

‘Two for the price of one.’

When Brody receives a cryptic message from the newest of the Snuff program inductees, his memories are stirred. People and places, he hadn’t thought about in years awaken the most dormant of his emotions, and the present becomes blurred with the past. Not wanting to risk the life of the only person he cares about, he leaves Zeus behind to fight the pharmaceutical giant, for what he believes will be the last time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blak Rayne
• Release date: Jun 4, 2017

Blak Rayne

A good friend, who is also an author, happened to mention that she likes to read author bios, and when she checked mine, sadly, she was disappointed. The bio I use is generic, blah, and it doesn't tell her anything personal about Blak Rayne. Her suggestion. Change it! What she really meant to say: "I want to read the juicy bits, lady!" Okay, the truth. My life is crazy hectic most days as I divide my time between family, friends, writing and marketing, while running our businesses and household. I spend an average of eight to twelve hours a day on the computer. Some of my favourite things are: cats, tea, anything in purple, yaoi, dragons, watching anime and movies, and listening to my large collection of music. I will read just about anything, but my preferred genres are fantasy, thriller, romance and science-fiction. I'm a member of the RWA & RWA-GVC, I attend conferences and writing groups whenever time permits, and I've taken several creative writing courses. In my spare time I build websites and proof-read for other authors. I also format eBooks, and I'm learning to create book covers. In the near future, I hope to take an editing course. Currently, I reside in British Columbia, Canada with my husband, our daughter and son. Out eldest passed away, so he's with us in spirit. What else can I tell you? Lots of things, but the most important tidbit, I'm passionate about my writing and plan to continue publishing. How many novels? Who knows, I guess until the ideas run dry.

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Apprentice Killers

By

Blak Rayne

Blak Rayne Publications Ltd.

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Apprentice Killers is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.

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eISBN 978-0-9881284-9-1

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By Blak Rayne

The Ideal Side of Love

The Ideal Side of Life

Carson’s Story

Older the Better

The Jock

Tease to Please

Turkish Delight

Put Your Ho Ho’s On

Reaper Series

Kiss the Reaper

Maximum Kill

Jack the Anthropophagite

Apprentice Killers

Dedication

To: my fellow scribes at YSD.

Table of Contents

Author’s Note

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

About The Author

Author’s Note

Apprentice Killers is the fourth book in my Reaper series. This time evil monozygotic twins Bertram and Earnest Ballard, inseparable since birth, confront Brody. I’ve always been fascinated by twins—how in a majority of cases they share a near-psychic link and an unbreakable spiritual bond. Whether the situation is good, bad, or ugly, they seem committed to protecting each other no matter the consequences. And my characters are no different, except their connection isn’t healthy, for obvious reasons. Feeding off one another’s sadistic energy, Bertram and Earnest love to toy with their victims. Their names were inspired by a famous television duo. Can you guess which?

Chapter One

The incursion of summer brought with it blistering heat. The air hung stale and dead. Sweat beaded my brow and trickled to the base of my spine whenever I dared to move. My shirt, despite the fact that it was an airy cotton, still stuck to me like plastic wrap over a bowl of leftovers. I felt confined. I wanted to live naked, as nature intended, free of material constraint. But if I did that, there was no telling how Brody would react. He’d become just as much a sexual predator as he was a serial killer.

The large umbrella overhead blocked the direct sunlight from my upper body, but my bare legs were exposed from the knees down. There wasn’t so much as a whisper of a breeze, which made me sluggish. I lit a cigarette and slouched against the circular table, resting my chin on the heel of my palm while the smoke rose like fluid in motion through my eyelashes. Lips parched and throat scratchy dry, I sucked on the warm filter and listened to the sizzle of tobacco, the commotion in the street briefly drawing my gaze.

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