[Antithesis 01] • Illuminate

*The world had changed after the war with demons, but it wasn't nearly as peaceful as people thought it'd be. *

*****Max*** knew what it was like to be hated, he'd been hated since the day he was born. Prejudged because of a father he'd never met, labeled a demon and feared for reasons he'd never given. When a mission goes wrong and those he cared for are threatened, he will have to make a choice- let them go or become the monster they'd feared he would be. In order to save those he loves, he will have to accept his power. He'll have to show the world what it means to be the son of Lucifer.

***Misty*** knew first hand how evil and cruel the world could be. She'd spent the majority of her childhood being sold to people who loved nothing more than to cause pain in those they saw weaker, to abuse those who couldn't fight back. After the war with the demons, the world had changed, and Misty was no longer the little girl who needed protection. When a man scientist/ military leader takes her family, she's forced to accept the power she'd kept locked inside. The past she'd almost forgotten come back to greet her, and she'll have to find the strength to push forward, instead of crumbling from the memories of pain she'd barely survived.

*Illuminate* is a spin-off from the *Soul Mark Series*. It is not necessary to read SM, but if you want to understand the back story, that would be a good place to start.* Illuminate* is book one of two, and follows Misty and Max as they find themselves becoming adults. It's an upper YA fantasy, with limited language but there is violence. If you are uncomfortable by the news these days, it might not be the best book for you to read. I do care about making people uneasy, and I don't want anyone to be misled into reading, not knowing there could be issues they will not be okay with.