Months after a s\u00e9ance nearly destroyed them, Nora and Ally are determined to start over. No more parlor tricks. No more comforting lies. If they\u2019re going to face the dead again, it will be honestly\u2014or not at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But when Father Tony entrusts Ally with a collection of confiscated occult relics, he gives one order: destroy them. She isn\u2019t afraid\u2014she\u2019s fascinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One relic in particular draws her in. Ancient. Powerful. Bristling with dark energy. Why annihilate something so old out of fear and superstition? It deserves respect not destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consumed by her desire to unlock its forbidden secrets, she ignores the warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The consequences are immediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nora is attacked. Her daughter, Lucy, grows distant, whispering to unseen things. And the symbols Gabriel carved into Blanco\u2019s flesh ignite once more, burning like a warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something is awake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crushed by guilt and desperation, Ally struggles to stop the nightmare she\u2019s unleashed. She seeks help from a mysterious woman who knows far more about the relic than she should. She offers answers. Guidance. And a path deeper into the occult than Ally ever intended to walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This evil isn\u2019t attacking blindly.
It\u2019s moving closer.
It\u2019s learning.
And it won\u2019t stop until it reaches its chosen vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Last Medium is Book 2 in the Dark Covenant series\u2014a chilling occult gothic thriller packed with grief-fueled horror, forbidden rituals, and the terrifying cost of forbidden power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fans of Jennifer McMahon, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Lee Mountford, J.R. Erickson and Nick Roberts will love this creeping supernatural nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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