LOGIN“Kien, take our daughter and leave this island! We both already knew this was going to happen! Lyrielle has to fulfill her part of her prophecy! You can’t allow her to die here!” my mother said. My father turned toward me and nodded in response. He then looked toward the Finders and threw somethin
I knew that we were not safe, especially if the King of the North had sent them. “Please!” I shouted. “I will go with you. Don’t kill anyone! Let my father go, and I will be whatever you want me to be!” Even though that was not what I wanted, I had to do it because I would rather sacrifice myself th
I placed a hand on my chest as I hid myself behind the door. My heart pounded hard against my chest, and each time I heard a scream from those outside, I jumped in fright. No matter how I tried to cover my ears, I could hear them. It was as if they were begging for my help. “We are not giving up a
~Lyrielle~ My fingers stilled on the fragrant herbs I was collecting when a loud scream sounded from across the field. Before I could figure out what was happening, the villagers who had gathered with me to collect herbs started running toward me. “What is happening!” I demanded from one of the
I stepped forward, the orb’s light blazing through my tunic, casting shadows that danced like specters across the walls. “Try that again,” I said, my voice low, dangerous, each word dripping with the promise of violence, “and I’ll turn you to ash right here.” Lyrielle’s hand brushed my arm, her touc
The arena was a explosion of color and life, a sprawling circle of stone and magic that seemed to hum with the energy of Katula’s heart. The high walls were draped with banners in every shade—crimson, emerald, sapphire—fluttering in the evening breeze, their edges catching the glow of hundreds of la
~Lyrielle~ Arineth carried me into my chamber, his arms holding me steady while I wrapped my arms around his neck. Luckily for us, no one was around, even though I could still hear the fae voices in the distance celebrating me as their new queen. My heart still pounded from our kiss on the balcon
~Arineth~“Your High Queen, Lady Elyriah Rutledge!” Isha’s voice echoed as I stood at the front of the castle balcony, staring at the stars. I leaned against the stone rail and thought about everything that had happened. It was just as I had wanted and planned, and now she had become the queen. She
“Who do you love the most?” the voice asked, and it sounded so familiar that I wondered where I had heard it from. “Who do you love the most?” it sounded again, and when I looked to my left, I saw my reflection staring at me with arms folded.No wonder the voice sounded familiar. It was my reflectio
LyrielleI chose to save the girls, and I didn’t regret it. Whether I later became queen or not, saving them was the first thing that came to mind. I was waiting to be squished by the wall, but I was shocked to find myself in one piece and inside a glass room.My reflection stared back at me; at lea







