A frown covered her lips. “Why do I believe there’s more to it?” “Maybe because there always is.” The fires of hell can only be turned back when you embrace the darkness. Kismet will speak, you just have to listen. The warlock’s words replayed through Dark’s mind. As before, he couldn’t make sense of them, although he’d begun to wonder if his destiny had anything to do with the woman bearing the same name. “Why do you have to balance good and evil. Why can’t evil just be eradicated?” “Nothing ever works that way. Evil is the opposite of good, thus they balance out. People are both good and bad. Decisions are both good and bad. It’s the way of things. Most of the time good has the upper hand. Lately, the forces of darkness have made some headway, gained ground, and if they continue, they

