Jack Cook is a pretty normal guy. Laid back, relaxed, calm--oh, and totally hung up on his ex-girlfriend, Cadence Findley. They dated in high school for a couple of years before it was time to go off to college. Jack received a full baseball scholarship to pitch for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln, while Cadence decided to become an education major at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. With the schools a couple of hours away from each other, the two decided to call it quits. Jack has clearly regretted that decision ever sense.
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| Jack Cook, baseball player, "nice guy," and Cadence's ex-boyfriend |
Jack returns to their home town of Shenandoah for Thanksgiving break and finds himself hanging out with Cadence and the rest of the gang, just like old times. Though he and Cadence have agreed to stay friends, things are still a bit awkward, and when the group of friends hangs out in Cadence's bedroom, well, it's hard to stay focused on the current status of their relationship.
Drew, the youngest member of the group suggests they attend an Eidolon Festival (a celebration of all things creepy) and while Jack is not exactly stoked to go, when he finds out Cadence will be attending, he decides to tag along, too, seeing it as an opportunity to spend more time with her.
The festival is definitely not his thing and he feels extremely uncomfortable even from the beginning. However, things escalate when Drew is swept up into the crowd and Cadence takes off after her. Unwilling to let the girls disappear, Jack and his friend Kash take off after them. Cadence suddenly seems to have some superhuman speed and it is a struggle for Jack and Kash to keep up with her. They become temporarily separated. Hearing noise from the woods, they race in, only to discover a gruesome scene. Drew is laying on the ground, bleeding from the neck, and Cadence has clearly had some sort of an altercation--with the undead.
With no time to ask questions or even think, Jack sweeps Drew up and the friends take off running through the woods. Cadence cautions that there may be predators quick on their heels, and this soon becomes evident to Jack as he sees strange creatures sweeping down upon them. With just seconds to spare, help arrives and the friends are ushered to safety by the Guardians, sent to protect Cadence.
When Jack awakes the next morning, his head is a buzz and his memories are a blur. He remembers rock climbing with his friends, and he knows there was an accident of some sort--something has happened to Drew--but he doesn't remember exactly what it was....
It seems the more Jack tries to remember what happened that night, the more uncomfortable and paranoid he becomes. Why does he have strange dreams that someone is following him? Why does he constantly think someone is listening to his conversations? As time goes on, Jack begins to grow physically ill. Is it the stress of the situation or something else? Whatever ails him, Jack is certain, the only person who can save him is Cadence, and she has suddenly left town, taking a mysterious job in another city. When Jack needs her most, will Cadence be there?
Find out in The Clandestine Saga Book 1: Transformation coming Feb. 28th! Pre-order here. In the next installment, we meet Eliza, the little Guardian who could.
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