Jade stands watch over San Francisco at sunset with one hand on her glowing lavender crystal sword, unaware that the translucent Goddess Hecate stands behind her holding a staff alive with elemental light.

Covenant Bound

Prequel Novel — Sentinel Witches 

A Dark Urban Fantasy Series

Ebook edition of Covenant Bound, a bonus prequel novel in The Sentinels Witches series by Tora Moon.

Some mysteries need to be solved.

Others ask something far more difficult…

Who will you become while searching for the truth?

Jade witnesses her young god-daughter doing magic in a way no child should be capable of, which draws the attention of a powerful and dangerous daemon. She and the Sentinel Witches vow to protect the child and begin following questions that refuse to stay where they belong. Every answer uncovers another mystery.  

Ancient stories begin to reach into the present. Long-held certainties become less certain. The dangers lurking within the hidden world the Sentinel Witches have devoted their lives to fighting once again threaten humanity.

The deeper they search, the more they discover that understanding the mystery is only part of what lies ahead.

As the mystery and danger surrounding Catlyn deepen, so does Jade’s resolve to keep her safe.

As the daemon closes in, Jade and the people around her act without knowing if what they must do will protect the child she loves—or change her irrevocably.

Portrait of Jade in her black leather motorcycle jacket, meeting the viewer with steady determination as orange magic moves through the San Francisco skyline behind her.

The Ones You'll Walk Beside

Jade, a Sentinel Witch, protects the world from the daemons seeking to enslave humanity while trying to live an ordinary life alongside unsuspecting humans. She carries wisdom without certainty, strength without hardness, and the burden of knowing that sometimes protecting someone means searching for answers before they even know the questions.

Around her, the Sentinel Witch community is shaped by years of shared trust and friends who have faced darkness together.

They are people who disagree, laugh, grieve, tease one another, and still answer the call when someone needs them.

Dorian brings steadiness, warmth, and partnership into Jade's life, reminding her that she doesn’t have to carry her great responsibility alone.

At the heart of them all is the child, Catlyn.

Not because her magic is unlike any seen before. But because they love her.

That simple truth gives every difficult choice its meaning.

Five-year-old Catlyn joyfully lifts her doll through the air with streams of multicolored elemental magic as curtains reach toward her and houseplants glow, while Jade watches from the bedroom doorway in wonder and alarm.

When Protection Isn't Enough

Everything changes with one impossible moment.

Jade refuses to dismiss what she witnessed or allow the daemons to harm a child she loves. Her friends and leaders join her in the search for answers. Their investigation carries them through forgotten histories, living mythology, ancient prophecies, and mysteries that seem to grow deeper every time they believe they have reached solid ground.

Yet this isn't simply a search for knowledge.

It’s a story about protecting someone while you still don't understand the danger and choosing trust when certainty is impossible.

Darkness, danger, and daemons threaten more than lives. Ancient powers carry consequences, protection carries costs, and not everyone escapes unscarred.

But darkness is never the story's final voice.

The heart lives in the people who refuse to let it define what they become.

At Alcatraz, Jade raises her glowing lavender crystal sword to block the beautiful, taloned daemon Lillushu from escaping through an opening portal, while battle magic fills the prison and San Francisco shines beyond the windows.

The World They Refuse to Lose

The Sentinel Witches have guarded humanity for untold generations and millennia.

Most people never know they exist.

Behind everyday life lives an ancient magical community bound by sacred covenants, living mythology, and responsibilities passed from one generation to the next.

Some beings have become legends even among the witches. The Sentinel Witches remember ancient prophecies, while never completely understanding them. Their knowledge has been preserved, lost, rediscovered, and sometimes intentionally protected.

Covenant Bound is a story where mythology remains alive, where the Goddess walks beside those who seek Her, and where the greatest discoveries aren’t about hidden magic. It’s about the people willing to stand together when the unknown asks more of them than they imagined they could give.

By the final page, the mystery hasn’t ended.

It has opened a doorway into a world that feels wonderfully alive beyond the edges of the story.

You May Enjoy This Story If You…

  • Enjoy urban fantasy where mystery unfolds gradually instead of nonstop action.
  • Love hidden magical communities that feel lived in, ancient, and deeply connected by a shared purpose.
  • Appreciate darker fantasy that balances genuine danger with warmth, hope, humor, and meaningful relationships.
  • Love stories where Goddesses are living presences rather than decorative references.
  • Enjoy mythology that feels alive and woven naturally into the story instead of existing as background lore.
  • Are drawn to heroines whose strength comes from wisdom, compassion, and responsibility rather than invincibility.
  • Enjoy stories where friendships, family, and chosen family matter just as much as the supernatural conflict.
  • Love finishing a book, wishing you could spend a little longer with the people who inhabit its world.

And you love danger, magic, witches, demons, and adventure grounded in relationships that matter and a hidden society.

This story may feel like home if you're looking for dark urban fantasy that lingers long after the final page.

Continue the Journey

Every hidden world has a beginning.

Before Catlyn's journey begins in Crossroads to Destiny, there was a mystery no one expected... and a community determined to protect one young witch while they searched for the truth.

Covenant Bound is the full-length prequel that stands on its own while opening the doorway to the Sentinel Witches series, where Catlyn's journey continues in Crossroads to Destiny.

Some mysteries change the world.

Others change the people searching for them.

Begin the journey with Covenant Bound.

“The magic in this book made me wish I could have magic abilities. Everything felt vivid and exciting.”

— C. Murry

“This book is steeped in magical powers and magical lore, and has a kick ass heroine who will do anything for those she cares for.”

— L. Turner

Who These Books Are For…

My books are crafted for adults seeking rich, soul-stirring adventures, with themes and experiences intended for mature audiences. If they were a TV series, they’d carry an MA rating for language, violence, and sensuality.

Additional content warnings are available here for those who need them.