The words were sharp, and all the geniality had been ripped from Asher’s face in a single moment. “How did you get this?” His fist clenched around the chain, letting the cursed charm dangle freely.
Her heart skipped a beat.
“Daniella?” Theodore sounded confused, and he looked torn.
“Where did you get this?” Asher repeated, his face growing hot with fury.
“Ash.” Penelope grabbed Asher’s shou...
Argalan and Verrin soldiers marched in a sea of competing colors. The golds and charcoal of the Verrin uniform standing out against the Argalan greens and blues.
The rumbling of a drum filled his lungs and he urged his horse forward still, pressing his lips into a firm line.
Enthri had insisted that capturing control of the northern passage to the celestial islands was vital to securing their k...
The plan was simple, although not easy.
First, she’d marry he prince of Argal.
Then she’d commit a little covert regicide and take the throne.
She wasn’t prepared for Verris to fall into a bloody civil war.
An ocean away, there was nothing she could do but hear how her people were slaughtered by the winter frost and starved of any freedoms.
She had been the princess of Verris, but as the...
This new land was supposed to promise hope.
But as their ship neared the harbor, the circling harpies painted a different picture entirely.
They wore their finery and precious gems, as though to remind all those entering the grand harbor that they were only here because of charity.
The whispers and rumors about the kingdom of peacekeepers were false. He could see it in the gawking masses. The ...
Her breath caught in her throat as the petals of the lily finally began to splay in full bloom. Magic filled the air with the scent of laughter and joy.
There, in the center, was a shimmering creature with wings.
“How did a human like you earn the Fairy Queen’s favor?” Harris’ drawling tone couldn’t draw her away this time, even with the magic lure vibrating in his breath.
The fairy was an i...
He had truly meant no harm. Their caves were frustratingly flammable and collapsed with the slightest pressure. He didn’t mean to destroy any of the little creatures’ hovels.
But they had hurt him and attacked him. He didn’t want to kill any of the creatures, they were frail and helpless. But they drew his blood with metal of harmfire and he could not be killed.
They were small, but once they ...
The waking world was as dull as the dreaming one, which is what informed her that she was no longer in her home.
The smell and taste of mildew and dust informed her that she was going to need a doctor’s appointment after this to make sure she didn’t come down with something.
The feeling of rope faded away with the heat that came from her sizzling hands, adding the smell of burning to the empty ...
