Novels by S. V. Poel

FionaI felt like a child in a classroom as we all looked at the two gray-haired women standing before us. Their combined aura was more intimidating than I cared to admit. I got the impression that Anne was much older than Aisling, despite looking like she was the younger of the two."I'll make this as short as possible, as I have somewhere else I'm needed that's honestly a lot more important than being here, explaining things to you .....""Short, but obviously not sweet," Dhara quipped from Matthew's lap with a smirk as Sharia and Maya giggled.My eyes widened as they went from Anne, to Dhara, and back to Anne again."Just like your mother, aren't you?" Anne asked as she glared at Dhara.Aisling rolled her eyes, clicking her tongue in irritation. "You all just need to shut up for once and listen to Anne. She knows more than all of you put together. It wouldn't exactly hurt you to have a mentor of her standards."Anne smiled as Dhara's face fell. "Aisling and I have known each other f

FionaThe air was eerily quiet around us as the sun set in the background, making the sky look like it was angry, or possibly embarrassed. I honestly couldn't tell which.It was as if nature itself knew the severity of what I had just done, and was shocked into silence. Not a tweet from a bird, a bark from a squirrel, nor a rustle of leaves from the wind, as there wasn't even a slight breeze. I couldn't even hear the water splash from Seneca Lake. It was like everything stopped to contemplate the meaning of life. After I swallowed the scratchy lump that had formed in my throat, I opened my mouth to speak, my voice hoarse thanks to the fire that had escaped it. "Why don't you all go home and try to relax for the night. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for showing up and supporting me. The others and I have a lot to discuss and try to figure out."As if the Earth's silence became their own, the group of water fairies that stood behind me quietly dispersed.I turned around and

Senora The burning lava substance made it's way towards Aisling, as screams from the crowd filled the air around us, a combination of shock, fear, and anger as to what they were seeing of their elders.Rieka immediately stepped between Aisling and the burning material, stopping it with her powers."A little help would be nice!" Rieka yelled as she pushed her feet into the dirt to brace herself.You know how they say everything was in slow motion? Well, it wasn't. I didn't even have a chance to react as I watched from the porch, a mixture of emotions coursing through my body. I was completely clueless about how to react, and if it wasn't for Rieka ...."Colton, what the fuck are we supposed to do?! They're our elders!"Colton turned and looked at me with an equally confused and shocked expression. "You're asking me?! The fuck if I know!"Cerulean shook his head. "Rhi is the only one of us that can actually stop them without fighting them .....""We fu.cking SHOULD be fucking fighting t

FionaThe events that took place were all just a little too surreal. I was still having a hard time believing that the six dragon elders simply washed their hands of their long-standing duties, leaving the deities in complete charge of their hemispheres. But I suppose when you've gone so long living a lie about things that you stopped believing in, and losing children because of those things, you stop caring. Funny how the fear to stand up for what's right leaves one's mind once others are willing to do the same.The elder dragons all made their way back to their homes to take care of business, while the rest of us did the same. Once we were just a few hours from home, we decided to rent an SUV big enough to seat the seven of us comfortably and drive the rest of the way back. It was simply easier than trying to fly into the city as exhausted as we were.I was honestly enjoying the ride as I leaned onto Levi and he wrapped his arm around me. Everything finally felt .... right.Rhi's voi

Beckett"Trust me," Joseline said.Two simple words. For years, the fairies didn't trust the dragons. To be honest, we never really even had much to do with them. Whenever there was a ceremony held, everyone was invited out of courtesy, nothing more.But now the twist of fate has ripped the door of change off of its hinges, allowing things to happen that were never allowed to happen before. Changes that should have been allowed to take place so long ago, but couldn't thanks to a few of the close-minded, power-hungry, and arrogant elders in power. That, mixed with the fear that many had to stand up to do what's right.This is what happens when we allow others to have the power to be in control for so long. When one tries to force others to think, feel, and believe what they do, they no longer care about anyone other than themselves. Mix it in with a fear of what they don't understand and anger about what they don't agree with, and it creates hatred that shouldn't be. A hate that those i

FionaThe Andes, Copahue volcano to be specific. Of course, we would have to travel a ridiculous distance away from home and that puke would go to his own hemisphere. We all knew Glaurung would, it was just a matter of him tiring himself out enough to make a mistake and alert Fafnir of his general location. Despite the reason we were here, and the fact that we were bouncing around in one of the Avtoros Shaman 8x8s that Fafnir insisted on buying, I still appreciated nature's beauty as I looked out the window. It was raining, after all. What more could I ask for?In true fashion, I pissed off those who I instructed to stay behind when I told them that they had to watch over things in my absence, which went over as well as accidentally using super glue instead of lube on your privates.I can understand their frustration. Honestly, I can. Whereas I told them it wasn't their fight, it's really not my fight either, and yet here I am. I couldn't risk my fairies' lives for this, and I really p

Rieka "DAD! DON'T YOU EVEN FUCKING THINK ABOUT IT!" I looked past Leviathan's dragon and saw a man and woman walking down the driveway toward us. It didn't take a genius to know they were Sol and Celeste, even if Sol hadn't called Leviathan 'dad'. Anyone could see the resemblances between them. Celeste's brown hair was in a long braid down the center of her back. Sol had a haircut with short sides and a slightly shaggy top. Their aqua blue eyes were locked on the wolves that belonged to Trish and Tyler. I decided to take advantage of the fact that Leviathan was in his dragon form and couldn't keep me away from his children without risking hurting them as well, and quickly made my way toward them with my hand extended. "Hi, I'm Rieka Androgeus. I'm Seth Salvatore's mate, and he's the Alpha of Moon Rain." As the woman reached out her hand to shake mine, Leviathan blew a large puff of steam from his nose, showing his obvious irritation. "Celeste Abano, and this is my brother

Rieka "Have your sisters always been like that?" Seth asked Blue, who was sitting behind us. "Since forever," Blue answered. "They've always been competitive about everything, and they love mind games." I turned around to look at Blue. "So, how come you don't call yourself a prince?" Blue chuckled. "It wouldn't matter if I did. Similar to dragons, fairies have a ruler for each hemisphere. Only with fairies, that ruler is a queen. So even with me being the firstborn, it doesn't matter. The first sister to birth the four elemental heiresses is the chosen queen." I couldn't help but wrinkle my nose. "I'm so thankful I'm not a fairy." "Girl .... you and me, both," Roxie said Blue smiled as he leaned over and gently kissed Roxie's temple. "Maybe you're the type of queen the fairies need." Roxie rolled her eyes as she shook her head. "What about their mates?" I asked out of curiosity and to help kill time. "Well, we don't really feel the mate pull like you guys do unles

Rieka "You have no idea what a relief it is to hear that you will come back. Doc is awesome, but ..... " Seth trailed off as he looked back at Thrish, who was sitting behind us. Trish let out a heavy breath. "As long as everything gets resolved between Sol and I. I've spent too many years of my life up here hoping to run into him again. The only thing that kept me sane was taking extra classes. Now I just want to move on with my life. Being forced to hold onto a bond that can't be fulfilled ...... what is Levi thinking?" Trish's voice was filled with anger as well as pain. "Well, one thing at a time. First, we need to survive my sister. Shaylee said that Fiona didn't really want to be allies with Moon Rain because of how things are between us, but she was obviously outnumbered by the others and didn't have a choice. So I really don't know how today is going to go, " Blue said as he parked the SUV in an extremely secluded area off of Seneca Lake. "You failed to mention that las

Rieka "So, when are you going to have the Luna Ceremony?" Tyler asked me from the driver's seat of the oversized Chevy Suburban. I looked up at the review mirror, expecting to see Tyler looking at me so that I could give him a dirty look. Instead, he was fully focused on driving. The tension in his body was obvious, and I felt he was just trying to think about anything else other than why he was stuck in the SUV with Blue, Roxie, Damian, Seth, myself, and Amar. "As soon as you learn to fly, I'll have a Luna Ceremony," I said sarcastically with a half smile. Tyler's blue-gray eyes glanced at me in the rearview mirror before quickly returning to the road. "That will never happen," Seth said from next to me. "Even if he does figure out the whole dragon thing, he's afraid of heights." "I was afraid of swimming. Look how that turned out. Now I'm going on a road trip to Seneca Lake just because I'm somehow related to Little Boy Blue back there," Damian said sarcastically from t

Rieka "Thanks for helping out with barn chores. I know the girls appreciate having a day off," I said to Mia and Izzy as we started cleaning up from feeding the horses. "You really don't have to thank us. They're our responsibility as well," Izzy replied as she swept the walkway. "So, now that chores are done and it's safe to say we're all alone, what was it like?" Mia asked, her brown eyes showing her giddiness. It's been so crazy that this is the first alone time the three of us have had in a while, and Mia was eager to hear the dirty details. "I .... well ...... it was better than I thought it would be, but ...." I hesitated as I felt the heat move to my cheeks. "Messy," Izzy said, finishing my sentence. "YES! But it wasn't just because of him," I replied, almost embarrassed to say it out loud. Mia gasped as she pulled the empty feed buckets from the stalls. "Rhi, are you a squirter?!" I completely avoided eye contact as I quietly took the buckets from her and ad

Rieka I let Amar out of the truck as soon as we got back to the packhouse, and the gray son of a bitch took off running to who knows where with the knife still in his mouth. I called for him, but he completely ignored me like I was nothing. Nice recall, prick. I heard a giggle from the packhouse porch as I stared at the fading dog in disbelief. "That's one hell of a guardian. He always did take after Julia," Sylvia said with a smirk as she made her way down the stairs, her long blue patterned skirt flowing in the breeze and jewelry clinking together like a delicate wind chime as she moved. Seth chuckled as he walked over to join Sylvia and I on my side of the truck. A frustrated sigh passed through my lips as I turned to look at the tiny brownies and bean-tighes that were still waiting in the truck. "You can make yourselves at home. There's more than enough room for all of you," I said as I held my hand out towards the packhouse. "I'm happy to see that they left Julia's ca