Will from Ashes

Life for Will O'Reilly has become a mess. MAIM is killing extraordinary talents. He requires permission to even leave his house and he has fallen in love with a member of The Council of Magic. Although violence is repugnant to him, his survival starts depending on it. The chaos has bent him to the breaking point. When he finally snaps, he finds himself without the official protection of The Council. Unfortunately, what Will thought was just a battle is about to turn into all out war. With his friends dying around him, Will fights for his own life. Can he find a way to stop MAIM? Will the cost of survival be too high to pay? Second book in the Phoenix Cycle Series.