The Alpha & The Harpy

Chapter 1. Times of Change “Seraphina,” It was the youngest twin, Sephora, who spoke. It was early morning and the sisters’ were getting ready to head down to the kitchen for breakfast so Sephora was sitting in front of an ornate, twisting, vanity table made with dark wood combing her long black straight hair. “We turn 18 next week! Isn’t it exciting?” Her beautiful, pale, icy blue eyes held nothing but the pure excitement of an innocent child. Glimmering with possibilities, she beamed brightly at her older twin sister.*** It was only by their eyes that the twins could be told apart at all. In every other way, they were identical. As harpy twins who had hatched from the same small clutch of eggs, they had been expected to be identical in every way. Yet, their eyes were wildly opposite. Much to Queen Nox's despair. Sephora had the old and king harpy King's eyes. Yet, she and her sister never really knew her father. He died while they were still so very young. For children in t

Chapter 3. Gathering of Harpy Clan Chiefs Queen Nox came forward, pausing at the doorway as she smiled and looked around the chamber. The maid kept her gaze fixed on the ground, but the grin was plainly visible in the corner of her eye. That the Raven Queen could even smile was a revelation to this servant; unless she saw this for herself, she wouldn't have believed it if another of the staff had told her of this. Most of the maids and even the Chef whispered about how she was supposedly born incapable of a laugh or a smile. Only when Raven Queen remarked, "If you desire to serve me well, daughter," did she seem to be smiling so softly. Speaking through her teeth, just quiet enough, that no one else would hear what was said. "You will remember to never run... and surely never overtake my step or dare to keep me waiting." She raised her chin to meet the servant's gaze, and once the maid finally noticed that the Raven Queen had begun to elevate her hand, she flinched backward with

Chapter 5. King's Kindness Sephora had stormed out of her sister's room and chambers entirely, and gone back to her own. Both of the girls were mostly dressed at this point, even though she was wearing less makeup than usual. Due to this, Sephora looked far more stern than usual. Unfitting for her and contrary to her usual demeanor, which all the servants of the house knew her for. Instead, right now, icy blue eyes burned with a fidged and cold fury; with the force of a midwinter's blizzard behind her. While the twin sisters were nothing like their mother, in terms of her cold and collected cruelty, they did share with her a fiery temperament. While one of the house servants flinched out of Sephora’s way as they met her piercing gaze; like a sharpened icicle. The servant was Lyla, one that Sephora was quite familiar with and even liked. They were of similar ages and for a servant girl, found Lyla very pretty and easy to talk to. Lyla knew in her heart that nei

Chapter 7: Sephora's Storm At the same time, having stormed out of the castle, carved into and out of the pique of the mountain top, Sephora's chest heaved with anger as her head whirled with upset. The entire time she was blinking back tears, and this was mostly what her concentration was on. Her fist were balled by her sides, shaking, so tightly that her knuckles were a peculiar shade paler than she already was. The younger twin was having to face and confront a whole mix of overwhelming and different emotions. She had been, and still was, so in her own head that Sephora doesn't even notice Lyla, due to how upset she is! It wasn't just the young servant girl, that both twins enjoyed having around, it was all of the staff she passed in the house. As she had passed the another two hallways, and turned into the main foya she had anothe four members of staff attempt to speak to her or approach her with worry. All had been wary, due to the look on the younger twins face. The con

Chapter 9. Something Bloody With powerful and sure momentum of her black wings, Sephora flew over towards the bloody claw marks indented into the ancient tree; which had been torn in half. Gently she touched one of her fingers against them mark. Going by the size of this... perhaps there was a bear here? As she considered this further, Sephora looked again at the surroundings and shook her head. If there was a bear here, it was more likely to have gotten caught up in... whatever, had done this and whatever this was. For a flitting moment, Sephora gave a silent thought to the bear which likely got caught up in this. Is that what the blood and fleshy chunks were? The heckles on the back of her neck stood up in fear. Though she would never admit it to her mother... What could eat a bear? Certainly, Sephora was no fool. If it whatever did this could kill and eat a bear... then it could kill and eat her too. She gulped. Shaking the thoughts out of her head and lo