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The Salem Slayers: Broken Covenants. Every secret has a guardian. Every covenant has a price. When supernatural investigator Melody Whitlock is assigned to investigate a series of brutal killings, she expects to find a dangerous predator hiding in the shadows. Instead, she discovers the organization she works for has its own dark secrets that could threaten the fragile alliances between humans and the supernatural. As Melody follows the trail of bloodshed, she uncovers a conspiracy designed to destroy those alliances from within. Her investigation leads her to Caven, a powerful wolf Alpha whose first encounters with Melody are anything but friendly. Yet an undeniable bond begins to grow between them. Now Melody must navigate a world of secrets, betrayal, supernatural danger, and forbidden alliances while questioning the very institution she has sworn to serve. Because the greatest threat may not be hiding in the darkness. It may be hiding among those sworn to protect it. Broken Covenants is Season One of The Salem Slayers, a paranormal mystery series filled with supernatural secrets, dangerous alliances, betrayal, and a love that could change two worlds forever.
Broken Covenants is the first season in The Salem Slayers, a paranormal mystery series of supernatural secrets, dangerous alliances, betrayal, and a love that could change two worlds forever.
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The thirteen original British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America were founded during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were commonly divided into three regions. New England consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The Middle Colonies included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The Southern Colonies consisted of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The Salem Witch Trials began in the spring of 1692 when three young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several women of witchcraft. Many men and women were subsequently brought to trial. Some were imprisoned, while others were executed for their alleged crimes. The trials ended in May 1693.
After the trials, several ministers from various colonies in the region met secretly at a secure location on a lake outside Boston. In 1694, the Salem Mystical Institution was officially created.
In these meetings, they were of the same mind that there were indeed supernatural beings in the forms of witches, goblins, vampires, werewolves, and other unknown creatures existing in the world. They also agreed these creatures were evil and servants of Lucifer, and his demons who superseded them and controlled them.
Agreeing these creatures needed to be dispatched bound these men together. How to dispatch these terrible beings without experiencing a repeat of the Salem Witch trials fiasco, and harming innocent folks accused of evil, was problematic for them.
After several discussions, they finally decided to seek out Slayers, men who would bravely search out, test suspects, and destroy the world's evil while the rest of society continued on with their lives.
Over the years, the secret society evolved into a full-fledged institution dedicated to investigating paranormal activity in the local area. Eventually, it expanded its reach, establishing chapters across the country.
As Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany during the 1930s and the world moved toward war, military operatives began taking a greater interest in the supernatural. Many eventually joined the institution and helped develop it into the entity it is today.
They were handpicked by their superiors to investigate strange occurrences from all over the United States and divided into branches, listing Boston as
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