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

Julia I had to admit, it was actually lonely without having Amar around. He had been in my life for so many years. He may not have always been a weimaraner, as he would change breeds to keep up with the times, but he was always around all the same. After I woke up, I opened all of the windows in my little cabin, poured myself a cup of coffee, and sat at the kitchen table to enjoy the sunrise through the window. Normally, I would sit down on the front porch, enjoying the aroma of my herb gardens as the sun graced us with his presence, but not today. Today was different. Today, I needed to stay inside. As the sun started to make itself known, painting the sky with beautiful colors, an old saying popped into my mind. "Pink sky in morning, sailors warning ...." I said before taking a long sip of my coffee. "You boys have no fucking clue what you're doing, do you?" I asked as I looked at the reflections of the three demon boys in the window before taking another sip of coffee. They

Rieka It took a bit for us all to calm down and come to terms with the fact that Waya and Jay shifted into two separate beings. No matter how much we tried to figure out what happened, we had no concrete answers. The best we could come up with is that it had something to do with Mia's venom, and whatever brought Amar back from the dead. Whatever the cause, standing in the middle of the woods wasn't going to solve anything. Izzy told Mia what to focus on to control her ability to shift, and the two flew ahead of us to start packing some of their things. Jay rode Dub with me, while Waya ran with Ace and Lucius. Blue was already there waiting for us with the truck and trailer by the time we finally arrived. You should have seen the look on his face when he saw that Jay and Waya were separate, but as soon as they went to shift back, they became one again. While Izzy and Mia were in the house gathering their things, I had the others help me get the horses and supplies loaded up. Rig

Jane "What the fuck did I tell you?!?" I screamed as I hit Tim with his own right arm, anger consuming almost every part of me. There was just enough room for fear to seep in. He's a fucking moron ..... I have a fucking moron cowering in the corner of my room! I should have just killed him instead of ripping his arm off, but I was afraid that Dis would notice one more missing soul. Especially this moronic soul since I deliberately picked Tim just to try to make Dis jealous and Dis knew it. Tim attempted to shield his head with his left arm, "I just wanted to have a little fun!" WHACK! "Fun?!? You want fun?!?" I yelled out as I held his arm like a baseball bat. WHACK! "Is this fun enough for you?!" I raised his arm, ready to hit him with it once more. "Jane! Come on! I didn't mean anything by it! Stop!" Tim begged of me. WHACK! "You didn't mean anything by it?!?" I yelled as I turned away from him and started pacing. "I told you not to leave! Not only did you leave

Rieka I pressed the palms of my hands against my temples as the continuous ringing filled my head. The pain that tore throughout my body was akin to my bones being on fire. I felt like I was burning from the inside out. "Mia, change him! NOW!" I somehow heard Izzy's voice yell above the ringing in my head. I fought the pain that wanted to claim me as its own and gave everything I had to slowly stand on my unstable feet. What I was feeling, both emotionally and physically, was so overwhelmingly surreal. Lupa ..... what's going on? But my wolf wasn't there. I forced my eyes open only to see a blurry scene from a horror movie. As I looked down, I could make out Amar's body, still lying lifeless. A very naked Mia was kneeling over Jay, who was lying too still on the ground. Timophy was nowhere to be seen. He had simply disappeared, leaving behind a heartbreaking scene as the only proof as to what had happened. "RHI?!" Seth's concerned voice yelled my name as the tears fill

Seth I never bothered to go back to sleep after Rhi and Jo left. How could I? Rhi only agreed to stay here for the weekend, and today was Sunday. It was obvious that I didn't want her to go, but I wasn't about to force her to stay. Sure, I could. And most Alphas would. But that's not who I am. After I watched the taillights fade down the driveway, I filled my coffee cup back up and sat down on the front porch to watch the sunrise, stewing in my thoughts and feelings until the others woke up and we could get our day going. "I can't believe you're just going to let her walk away," Lucius grumbled as I sipped my coffee. I rolled my eyes as I swallowed my coffee. I'm not going to force her to stay here. She literally just found out about the supernatural world, what she is, and that her entire life was a lie. She needs to be allowed to think for herself and to make her own decisions. I will not force her into this. If she wants to live elsewhere and we just date or whatever, so be

Samuel Sunday. It was a day that I was supposed to be able to sleep in a little. My intentions were to do just that after I gave Jo a kiss goodbye and told her to be safe and have fun. OK, so I may have also told her I had something else she could ride, but she just rolled her eyes as she left. It was worth a shot, right? It didn't take long for me to fall back asleep after she left, only to be woken back up by a burning pain in my chest. "Jo ....." Denny growled as I jumped out of bed and started running down the hall to the stairs. "WAKE UP! Something's wrong with Rhi and Jo!" Seth's booming voice echoed in my head, followed by the sound of Jay and Damian's bedroom doors being flung open. I had never been so consumed with worry and fear before in my entire life. As I raced down the stairs, damn near tripping over my own feet, I saw that the front door was open and a large burning glow could be seen from the front yard. What in the actual .... "SAM!" Seth yelled as he