Chapter 25: Robin's Desire
Robin's Desire Chapter 25 Robin glanced listlessly at the forest that spread away before her, and it suddenly occurred to her that she didn't have a clue where in the nine kingdoms they actually were. Mogethis had teleported them from the ball and...
Chapter 24: Paid in Blood
Paid in Blood Chapter 24 Azrian hated what Atieno had single-handedly done to the group. When once they were laughing and smiling, now they despised each other. The next morning, they traveled in complete silence, with Chase at the far back of the...
Chapter 23: Shameful Lust
Shameful Lust Chapter 23 Azrian couldn't speak. Only weeks before, she waded out of the river, drenched, cold, and suffering from intense burns, and it was Atieno who came to her. He was smiling and polite, but she knew the smile of a shark when she...
Chapter 67: Like Her Pa
Like Her Pa Chapter 67 Eva felt awkward sitting there in the library, listening to Jonathan, Corene, and the fox talk about things she didn't understand and beasts she didn't know. She had to pee and she was _starving._ Corene seemed to notice Eva's...
Chapter 66: My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady Chapter 66 Eva Vandort knelt in the grass with a dagger at her throat, sneering through a bloody nose as hooded fox bandits unbuttoned her shirt and snickered darkly. One of her breasts was already bulging out, plump and brown and...
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...