Chapter 19 Best One Out of Three
Best One Out of Three Chapter 19 Delilah staggered behind Storm, hooves tripping through the underbrush as she glared at the tall white mare's back. They had been traveling for weeks. She was draped in someone else's sweaty robes, she was filthy and...
Chapter 1 Hard Goodbyes
Hard Goodbyes Chapter 1 Mizuki thought Emperor Uchida Seitaro had always been too much of a pacifist for his own good. Now, because he had shown no desire to fight to protect his land for the last five years, they were all going to die. The Moon...
Chapter 4 Good Taste
Good Taste Chapter 4 Likoa sat at a table beside his unhappy wife, wrapped in a feather cape and rings on his fingers as he sipped wine from a wooden goblet and watched the festivities in calm amusement. The wedding feast was the happiest he had seen...
Chapter 8: Robin's Wish
Robin's Wish Chapter 8 Robin wasn't surprised to find her parents fighting and tearing each other's clothing off. It was standard behavior in Howlester Manor. Jonathan and Corene weren't aware, but there had been plenty a time when Robin had walked...
Chapter 7: Unspoken Desire
Unspoken Desire Chapter 7 Corene sat on the couch, holding back tears as she watched Robin rocking back and forth over the piano. She had never been so proud in her life, and the tears that threatened to rise were tears of joy. There the girl sat,...
Chapter 6: It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family Chapter 6 Howlester had an immense upstairs balcony where Duchess Victoria and Duke Verneus used to take tea in the days long before Jonathan was born. Jonathan and Charles were sitting on said balcony in the bright hours of the...
Chapter 5: Untouched
Untouched Chapter 5 The minute the tailor left, Zeinara climbed down from the stool and gestured her Beauceron slave to help her dress. The slave was a short female, nervous and always scrambling, who had been given to Zeinara on her tenth birthday....
Chapter 4: First Blood
First Blood Chapter 4 Ettoras stood in the breeze as the sun sank away in a watery soup of pinks and oranges. The first stars were winking overhead, and the soft roar of the waterfall was soothing. The atmosphere would have been very romantic if he...
Chapter 3: Prince Ettoras
Prince Ettoras Chapter 3 Ettoras sat on the crown of the waterfall, letting the cold foam rush around him as tightened his wings and concentrated on the water. He was a handsome young male, with the brilliant red fur of a fox and the sort of square...
Chapter 2: The Curse
The Curse Chapter 2 After the incident in the throne room, Etienne couldn't bring himself to see the child again. And he didn't for four weeks. Eventually, Nkwe came to him in his bedchamber, and after beating on the door for two minutes, he burst in...
Chapter 1: Six Years
Six Years Chapter 1 Etienne peered out the window at the golden light of S'pru, his paws behind his back, the light reflecting in a yellow swirl in his vivid blue eye. Long blonde tresses tumbled over the snug eyepatch he wore, while the rest of his...
Chapter 22: Morning Sex
Morning Sex Chapter 22 Yeneneshe hated the sewers of Conwil, but it was the only way to Naleli's house without being seen by the dog lords who lived in the town above. The moment the rain stopped - that moment being just before dawn - Yeneneshe led...