Chest of Souls Book One — Michelle Erickson

Talon and Brenna been hunted their entire lives by the very evil they must destroy. No one will tell them that when they finally meet that evil, they may not win. Brenna doesn't know that her mother is Hi-Sha of Eyes, or that her father was an assassin and he's supposed to be dead. She doesn't even know her pet is the Queen of all Shee's. Brenna is safe because she is oblivious to all but Talon. Talon felt safe until he met Brenna. Once he is ordered to protect her, he's had to fight monsters he never knew existed, run away from an assassin, and escape a forest full of carnivores. His father burned down their cottage and left him with people he just met and he isn't sure who to trust. In the meantime, the Chest of Souls waits to be powered and neither child can guess the price.