CHAPTER SIXTEENPOV: PRINCE ERIN"Let me get this right. So she kissed you first." The tall man who had rescued me asked. I think she had called him 'Happy'.I nodded."And then what?" His hands were on his chin as he focused fully on me. This was juicy gist to him. His friend sat some distance away barely paying attention to us but I could tell he was listening."We kissed for a while and then she pushed away." My shaky hands turned to fists as the fresh memory haunted my thoughts. "She apologised for it then ran away before I could say a thing.""Oh shit." He said then winced.That was exactly how I had felt at the time. It was like my whole world had somehow been destroyed and there was nothing I could do to stop it. Or was there? My uncertainty was the reason I had sought out both of them."How did she say it?" The one at the far end asked. His frown looked so natural as if that was his default expression."Huh?" I jerked noticing his presence for the first time.He scowled. He ga
CHAPTER SEVENTEENPOV: SNOWHe stared at the necklace and made a move to feel the pendant. I felt the impulse to move away but stayed still. His hand reached for the pendant and grabbed it. His fingers grazed my flesh. My whole body turned into a pool of flames from the feel of his touch as slight as it was.I stared at him at the same time he looked up. Our eyes met and held. My body ached for him in a way I never thought possible. I'd never felt this way about any man before so I had no fucking idea how I was going to navigate through the feeling. I opened my mouth to speak but hesitated. The words refused to come out. I felt like pouring out my soul bare to him was the right thing to do but...I tried to say it but I just gaped. He stared at me with urgency. The way his eyes went soft as if he was pleading with me to say what I wanted to say was just impossible to ignore."Erin..." I closed my eyes willing myself to muster up enough courage to complete the sentence.His eyes urged
EPILOGUEPOV: SABRINA (THE EVIL QUEEN)"Igor?" I called out in a mix of surprise and shock.I was surprised because I could swear I had just heard Igor on a call. It was shocking to think the fool knew how to hold up a phone. It just wasn't possible. I must have heard wrong."Igor!"The door opened and he walked in.The first thing I noticed was how he walked instead of wobbling in his usual helpless manner. There was something different about him. He was no longer the deformed helper I once knew. There was an insane strength oozing off him. It was impossible to ignore."You called." He said in a confident tone.His voice sounded different. More stable. What the fuck was going on? There was something off and that realization made me uneasy.I felt a weird sensation. It made my joints ache and my forehead damp with perspiration. It was something I hadn't felt in a very long time and the feeling was almost completely alien to me. I knew what it was but accepting it was impossible.Fear.
ALISSA IN WANKERLAND (BOOK 10 OF THE DARK FAIRYTALES)Timid, clumsy and unfortunately a damn virgin was Alissa. Transported to Wankerland accidentally, she meets Haziel who satisfies her innermost desires but with the Queen of Cards hunting for her head, Alissa battles for her life, freedom and most importantly love. An erotic retelling of Alice In Wonderland.The music stopped, the crowd grew silent and looked upon us in anticipation, the ladies with lace gloves holding on to their handkerchiefs, my mother, her eyes fixed on me and urging me on. Shamiesh was on one knee, holding my hands under the pavilion; as charming as his proposal was, I remained by him uncharmed. Yes, he was a lord and marrying him would mean that I would settle down and give birth to beautiful little grandchildren for my mother in-law but I was completely unmoved by the prospect of that life.My heart began to race. How did I not see this coming? I never wanted to show up to this party anyway. It was a warm
All I could hear were my screams as I fell into the well that seemed to have no end. The farther I fell, the more distorted the innermost parts of the well looked; like a tunnel with more than just light at the end. Objects seemed to float towards me as I fell, a chair, a ball, a piano, pieces of furniture that I had to dodge as I fell into this vast portal. As I continued to fall, arms and legs spread flying in the vast deep, I caught sight of a fluffy looking bed I seemed to be heading towards. I crossed my arms against my face bracing for impact and a few seconds later, I landed on the bed and bounced off to rest on the hard floor of a room filled with doors. What is this? Where am I? I got up and straightened my dress looking around; the room was shaped like a circle with doors of different sizes around it and a table in the middle. I looked closely at the table walking towards it and found a small bottle filled with a clear liquid and a tag that read, ‘drink me’. I picked it up
“Alissa.” Once again the moist smell hit my nostrils.“What is that smell?” I said, opening my eyes to find soft glassy brown eyes staring at me. “They are roots from the Bay tree, they serve as a cleanser, you must get up and drink, drink now.” He pushed the bowl to my lips and I took a few sips of the sour soup. I looked around, the room was shaped like a rectangle; there was a basket at the far end of the room to my left, a space at the other end that had pots and spoons stacked up and, on the right, roots and herbs. I looked outside and the skies had a gloomy look. I reckoned it was a few minutes past five am.“Where am I?” He took the bowl from my hands and got up to drop at where the pots were stacked. “You are on the west wing of Bartildore town. It's neutral ground. People come here to heal.” He didn’t talk like the rest of them and I could not place his accent. He looked like a human, he walked and talked like one but had a fascinating elegance to his steps. I had so many
A puzzled look remained plastered on my face as we journeyed through the forest. We came to an open field that was the ruins of one of the devastated settlements. The Queen of Cards had really unleashed hell on the people and she had to be stopped. We walked through the ruins, holding on to our breaths. There was silence until we got to the Lonis Gardens, where the calendar was kept in a small store room, alongside other valuable documents. We ambled to the room to find the doors bolted shut with a lock that we had no key to. I looked at the twins, they had begun to panic as nobody remembered that the store room needed keys to be unlocked. Just when we were about to turn back, I spotted Mr.Duck and Herald the cat coming at a distance. They had followed us!“Looking for this?” Mr Duck dangled the keys for us to see. There was a sigh of relief between us all. Herald the cat said a few words in greeting and perched on a branch a few yards away from us. I sensed that he was still shaken
We reached the doors of the mansion shortly after we entered the main gates and Herald yelled out the word “HARPLEYEGA!” with vigor. A moment later the doors swung open and the Hatter stepped out solemnly to the porch where we stood in silence. His dusty black hat with a pink ribbon covered almost half of his face, his head tilted down. He had his arms clasped and resting on his lower tummy. His suit was old but was a unique mix of black and aubergine. Herald walked up to him and sat looking up to him“Hello old friend."“It is a delight to see you once again Herald,” the hatter said. His voice was a little hoarse but kind. “Please, do come in” and he turned and led the way. “He can be a little shy darling, don’t think much of it. He will loosen up in a bit,” Sweedledee whispered to me as we walked in.Walking into the doors of the mansion, there were two staircases on the left and right side going up to meet in the middle. The walls wore an old mud yellow and green tone, and long