Novels by S. V. Poel

Maeve Kayin whimpered in my mind while my nerves were battling inside of me as I impatiently awaited to hear back from my mom. I was so focused on our silent link that I didn't even hear the conversation between Luke and my grandparents. "Maeve?" Luke's low, monotone voice snapped me back to my grandparents' living room, where we were sitting. I quickly stood up and walked over to my dad's parents. "Mom linked me, but I didn't hear anything back from her. I don't know what's going on, but I need to go," I explained as I gave both of them a tight hug. "I love you both and will see you soon." Without waiting for Luke, I teleported back to the packhouse, but found myself standing alone in the entrance hall. "MOM? DAD?" The only ones around were the little brownies and bantees that quietly lived there, and my heart started beating faster, knowing that something was wrong. "Maeve!" Luke yelled my name, his irritation crystal clear. Maybe I should have at least told him where

Sylvia I managed to extract Delilah, Susan, and Liam from the large piece of equipment while getting Sam in so he could try to save Kaj. I didn't even get body parts swapped or anything, which was a possibility with teleporting so many people in and out of a large metal object at the same time. But I didn't tell them that. What they didn't know won't hurt them, right? I stood with my back towards the baler and closed my eyes, focusing on holding a strong force field around us as Sam did his thing. Normally, this would be something that a Supreme would be able to do easily on her own, but since Julia's powers went to Rhi instead of me, I had limited abilities, even though Hecate was my mom. Her own powers weren't endless, and her getting knocked up by James didn't do any favors for my magical gene pool. As arrows and wolves bounced against my shield, I couldn't help but wonder if I could simply kill all of them with my magic without accidentally harming anyone from Gypsy Rain. I

Falco Dad, Freya, and I gave our wolves, Ace, Keira, and Karro, complete control. They used their ability to evanesce from one shit brown wolf to the next, injuring when they could but not hesitating to kill if needed. Mom, Aunt Mia, and Uncle Jay evanesced between the archers, either snapping their necks or penetrating their carotid arteries with their fangs. Jakie's huge bear barreled into a group of wolves that were heading towards us, the sound of bones breaking and their pain-filled cries filling the air. Everything was happening so quickly, it was almost impossible to keep an eye on those I loved while also making sure I didn't do anything stupid myself. "Falco! Stop Buffy! To your left! HURRY!" Zane's panicked voice echoed in my mind, and as Karro whipped his head to his left, we saw what caused Zane's fear. Buffy was running full speed directly at an archer who had his scope set on Waya, her nails digging deeply into the dirt to get as much traction as she could,

Freya Mom, Falco, Lian, and I evanesced behind Alpha Simons and his fighters; half were in their wolf forms, while the other half were in their human forms, their crossbows trained on the bailer. We were close enough to see them, but far enough away not to be noticed. My mom made sure that Lian was with us, and the thrill of what we were about to do made Lian's brown eyes sparkle. "They're just werewolves, right? Nothing fancy about these guys, like your pack? Other than the arrow thing, of course?" Lian asked in a whisper as she held her eyes on our targets. "Yeah, they're nothing like us, but they're damn good with their crossbows," Falco answered through teeth that were clenched in anger. Lian nodded her head before her eyes started looking around like she was searching for something, a smile suddenly forming on her face. She swirled her hands, and all of the water that was still cupped in vegetation or puddled on the ground formed a small stream of water that made its way

Aurora Here I was, riding a stolen horse with a runaway weimaraner following us. Do they still hang people for stealing horses? I mean, it was like he was calling me to him, so maybe he was the one who stole me. I quickly shook the thought from my mind. The real issue was the fact that I had allowed myself to be relaxed and comforted by the embrace of a stranger. A stranger that had a wonderful way of finding me time and time again .... and ruining my fucking plans. Complacency has no place in the life of a slayer. I spent years learning gymnastics, martial arts, and weaponry for my life's mission. The time, work, blood, sweat, tears, dedication .... it's my life. It's who I am. And it's all that I had. I wasn't going to allow myself to just throw it away because of a crush on a wolf-boy that I JUST met. Besides, the only reason he was even being nice to me was because of their stupid moon goddess and wolf god and ridiculous mate bond. If it wasn't for that, I'd honestly probably

Freya I left Falco with one job. To keep the retired ranking members safe. He had just one job. He should be able to handle that, right? After leaving Falco, I evanesced to Sylvia's office, almost landing on top of her as she was meditating on the floor. I quickly leapt backwards as Sylvia glared at me. "I have a block up for a ...." I quickly shook my head and cut her off. "There's no time for your psychological hippie witch stuff. Can you make sure everyone gets to the neighbor's lower field? Specifically Sam. He's being a fucking asshole as we need him .... we're under attack, or we will be under attack .... and for the love of Selene and all that is holy, make sure Rhi and Seth get here, as soon as yesterday!" "Who died and left you, boss?" Sylvia asked as she calmly stood up, twirling her hands to magically change her clothes from her typical flowing attire to something suitable for a fight, her blue and black ombre hair magically placed in a tight, yet messy, bun on he

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