Free Through the Devil's Eyes: Notes for Nicky by Jennifer Loren

A LETTER FROM A FATHER TO HIS SON
     
    My Son,
    I have loved you since the moment I knew of you, and my love for you has only grown since. It is because of this love that I give you this book. You are strong, intelligent and a born leader. I see a lot of myself in you and a lot of your mother, and that combination will make for a great man one day. It has certainly made for a great young man thus far. At this point in your life, you should be enjoying being a kid, playing with your friends and your little brother. I hope that you are able to continue doing just that throughout your childhood, but due to some recent troubling circumstances, I feel I must give you the tools to survive beyond me and your mother before it is too late.
    Within this book you will find the details of my past; the journey of places and people that I have come to know. I believe if you know my path through life then you will understand how and to where to direct yours. I don’t want to leave you with questions about who you are or where you come from. You are half ruby-eyed dragon and half azul-eyed owl. You have both the ability to heal and to kill. It will be your choice to decide which to choose; for who and for when. Choose wisely son, never let your emotions decide for you. Both of your abilities come with great responsibility that no child should be forced to deal with, and hopefully you won’t have to for some time.
    You have to be better than the rest, Son. You have to be stronger and wiser. There will be people who will hate you for no reason. Don’t try to understand why, just know that you can overcome them and their judgment of you. Believe in who you are, son, and in what your mother and I have taught you. No one can take away your soul, your strength, or your heart, unless you allow them to. There are no perfect answers in life, but there will be times when you will have to make decisions that you won’t want to make. Whether they are right or wrong, you will have to own them with conviction. For now, enjoy being a kid as much as possible, and do not worry about what’s to come. Your mother and I are here to do all the worrying for you.
    As your father and the leader of this family, I guarantee you, I will stand tall and fight with every fiery breath I have in my body to protect you. There will be no power that will take my family from me, and no evil intent that will get past me to any of you. If somehow death comes for me, stay strong my son and take comfort in these words: never had I known love like the love your mother has given to me, and we named that love, Nicky, Brayden and Jael.
     
    Forever your father, and forever I will be watching out for you even past my own life,
     
    Nicholas Jayzon
     

     

THE DEVIL’S EYES
    Book 1
    Wrong side of the tracks—that’s where Kayla’s life has been. Her only saving grace was her sister, Braylin. When Braylin dies, Kayla goes on a mission to avenge her death. Nick is the mysterious stranger with the alluring devil’s eyes. He is attractive, powerful, and dangerous. If not for her obsession for revenge, Kayla would never dare go near him. To lure Nick into her trap, she has to become what he needs while trying to fight against her growing desires. On a destructive path, Kayla enters a secret world of underground crime.

    The Devil’s Eyes as originally published in October 2011. Original image was painted by Natalie Hijazi from the author’s and artist’s point of view.

    The current Devil’s Eyes cover with Lionel Clerc as Nicholas Jayzon.

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Note from Nicholas Jayzon
     
    Nicky,
    My son, from the first moment I met your mother I knew I would never be able to forget her or let her go. My heart was hers and I was going to protect her at all costs, or at least I was going to try. As you know, your mother isn’t the easiest to keep up with, or control. She is the only woman I know that purposely pursues trouble in order to get what she wants. Thankfully,