The bright full moon is high in the sky, almost as blinding as the sun to my sensitive eyes.I hear chanting and music playing.My body feels weak, tired, and very cold. Maggie. She must have won. The chill on my back is my sign that Danu, Selene, and I lost. Her frozen heart beat out my warm one. "Come home fear shidhe, Hush my child, not a whisper pass your lips,  Let your heart go dreaming of your lovers kiss. Deep in your heart the merriment grows, A sliver of silver now starts to show.  Follow it to the river, see the stars above and the dew below. Bask in Selene's glow, your heart filled with wild joy,&n

I stand behind a red heavy dropped silk curtain waiting to be announced. My parents just made their way out and from the noise level it sounds like everyone in Manhattan is here.  "Try to breathe miss." Violet fans me with a copy of the invitation. I'm sweating so much I might as well not have spent 6 hours getting my hair and make-up done.  "I can't do this Violet." My heart is pounding in my chest like a drum. I'm sure many supernatural beings already have located me before I've entered the ball.  "Miss? They called your name..." that's all I hear before Violet shoved me. So unlike her! A beautiful male faery escorts me out onto the platform where the makeshift thrones have been placed. They look identical to the ones in the throne room but this place is ma

Evelyn's POV "Wake up!!" I hear the tapping of a walking stick on the floor. I don't remember falling asleep. "Who are you?" An elderly woman sits on my bed with an ethereal presence.  "Comfy. You summoned me. Why are you on the floor?" She looks a little like me if I were 100 years-old. "It's rude to stare you know. I might be old and dead but I can still see clearly."  I get the feeling she doesn't mean just your normal vision. Summoned? My spell worked?!  "I'm sorry. I did that spell days ago. Why now? How did it work? Holyfuckingshit it worked!" I stutter excitedly as I try to collect myself. I sit myself up against the door so no one will bother us. "Thank you for being here." "Didn't have much o

We played tag in the gardens under the warm sun; it felt so freeing to play like a child. I couldn't help but feel happy around Nyx. Which made me feel guilty because I knew of 3 of men I was stringing along. He crashed into me while I was deep in thought. "Why so sad Princess? Do you need someone to cheer you up?" The grassy knoll was soft and although Nyx laid on top of me I felt like he wasn't forcing himself upon me. "Princess, you know you can tell me anything, right? I work for the royal court, my loyalty will always be to you and your family." His finger tips traced the outline of my lips. Lust was clouding my judgement and I couldn't have that. Not right now."Nyx, this has been fun. And I haven't laughed like that in years. I nearly wet myself!" I giggled and his eyes lit up. "But you know I have other suitors and 1 of them is way out in front. I don't want to lead you on, or anyone else for

After King Rian was no longer in sight, Alpha Jackson Knox turns his full attention towards me and my knees buckle.A shorter sandy blonde haired, tanned, bulkier young man steps out from behind his Alpha. I didn't even see him there, but I guess that's part of the point: chaperones are there but not there. "Princess Evelyn, allow me to introduce to you my Beta and best friend, Zach." Zach put his hand out but looked to his Alpha who was shaking his head no. I tried not to laugh when Zach bowed to me. I felt somewhat comfortable with these Americans! Heck, they didn't have the same accent as me or share the same zip code back home but they were from my side of the Atlantic. It was like having a little slice of home with me. The good parts about home like hot guys, werewolves, baseball, America's greatest pastime, and high fructose corn