Soul Taken
After-life just got a lot more complicatedMaggie is a Soul Collector. It’s her job to transport souls from the Living Realm to the After – but during a mission to New England to find a stolen soul, she ends up stuck in a teen mean girl’s body. Trapped, Maggie’s soul is catapulted into Ally’s life – and the human world she hasn’t experienced for one hundred years.But, as a descendant of the most powerful beings in the After, Maggie must rescue Ally before the girl’s soul dies… To survive, Maggie must uncover devastating secrets – because with one soul taken by a terrifying enemy, Maggie’s could be next!Praise for Katlyn Duncan‘I really loved this book. From the first page I was totally hooked and couldn’t put it down until I was finished.’ – Dark Faerie Tales.‘Soul Taken is a BRILLIANT read! …I fell in love with make everything about reading Soul Taken special and unique. This is one of those books to look out for.’ – A Diary of a Book Addict‘Katlyn Duncan’s YA debut, Soul Taken, is a thrilling ride that will leave you breathless for the next page, and curious to find the true soul we nurture within.’ – Jennifer Murgia, author of the ANGEL STAR series & BETWEEN THESE LINESThe Life After series:1. Soul Taken2. Soul Possessed3. Soul Betrayed
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After-life just got a lot more complicated
Maggie is a Soul Collector. Itâs her job to transport souls from the Living Realm to the After â but during a mission to find a stolen soul, she ends up stuck in a teen mean girlâs body.
Trapped, Maggieâs soul is catapulted into Allyâs life â and the human world she hasnât experienced for one hundred years. But, as a descendant of the most powerful beings in the After, Maggie must rescue Ally before the girlâs soul diesâ¦
To survive, Maggie must uncover devastating secrets â because with one soul taken by a terrifying enemy, Maggieâs could be next!
Soul Taken
Katlyn Duncan
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2013
Copyright © Katlyn Duncan 2013
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E-book Edition © May 2013 ISBN: 9781472017093
Version date: 2018-10-30
KATLYN DUNCAN has been reading and writing since before she can remember; her earliest memories involve dragging her mom to the store to get the latest Goosebumps book. She earned two science degrees and currently works in the medical field. She spends her free time writing, reading, and renovating her Victorian âfixer upperâ in southern New England with her husband.
To Sunday morning donuts, things that are beautiful, and someone Iâve never met. Someday we will meet again and for the first time
Table of Contents
Chapter One
âIs it ready now?â Dylan asked for the tenth time in twenty minutes.
I reached my hand into the pouch at my hip and touched the silky essence pulsating under my fingers. âNot yet.â
Dylan was my newest Soul Collecting trainee, fresh from Gate Seven. Very fresh. He looked to have died when he was around eleven human years. Felix, my boss, usually had the young ones under my care as they were the most difficult to train, and since I died at seventeen, they could usually relate to a younger mentor.
I looked into the deli and saw our target, Joseph Bonds, lean over the counter, flirting with the female cashier. I touched the True Soul again, excitement flowing through it. The True Soul mirrored the emotions of its counterpart, and Joseph was very excited about his meal. I didnât understand why, considering heâd spent all morning digging through a box of donut holes.
After over a hundred human years of my after-life, I had lost all reasoning why an excess of food was important to humans.
Dylan sat on the small wooden bench hugged against the building, his eyes trained on the cars, and his head darted back and forth as they passed. The kid had a fascination with cars.
The bell on the deli door jangled. Dylan jumped off the bench, just missing a woman passing in front of him down the sidewalk; he skittered back, still not used to his non-corporeal form.
Joseph waddled down the sidewalk, his bags crushed against his chest as if any moment someone would steal them. I started after Joseph, but halfway down the sidewalk I realized I was alone. I turned around.
Dylan stood at the edge of the curb, staring at the cars again, flinching.
I snapped my fingers. âLetâs go.â
Dylan blinked and looked at me, as if coming out of a trance. He glanced at the road again then sprinted to my side.
I pushed him forward. âYou know I am only supposed to be observing, right?â
He looked up at me, eyes wide, but when he realized I wouldnât help him out again, he took the initiative, opening his hand between us. I placed the essence in his palm and he swiftly tucked it in his pouch. His eyes narrowed on Joseph and he stepped ahead of me confidently. I couldnât help but smile at his false bravado. Iâd seen this before with him. Heâd make it this far then, when it really counted, he would chicken out.
