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Chapter 27 – The Crimson Beast
JwgstoutGo Crimson!!! Would you have stayed or would you have gotten the heck out of dodge? I certainly wouldn't trust any of them but like a curious cat, I would want answers. Please drop me a comment and a gem if you enjoyed the chapter.
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The Crimson Grimalkin - Book 5 Chapter 29 – The Gateway
TAWNY I look up at Crimson with tears in my eyes, happy that he finally knows who and what he is. I can see the settling of his demeanor, the stiffness between his shoulder blades relaxes. I can sense him thinking about what Althea has told us and I know he will have more questions, but for now, he is satisfied with what he has been given. Me? I want to know more. The underground library, which we have been in for what seems like hours, has a familiar feel. One that I can’t quite place a finger on. Like a seventh sense, I know this place holds more secrets and somehow, it’s connected to Lamia. Ashe was the demi-god that came to Lamia in her dreams, the same person is known as Odeia. Ashe is the very same person to who Hunji pledged an oath too. This couldn’t be a coincidence, not when Orion and Silas are mentioned in the same breath. A sickening feeling forms in the pit of my stomach, when I think back to almost three years ago. I am well aware of the brutality of the Rogue King,
The Crimson Grimalkin - Book 5 Chapter 30 – Home
TAWNY It took us a while, hours in fact before we reached the ravine. We walked in silence. Arik and his two warriors led the way as Crimson and I followed behind, hand in hand. As I took in the beautiful nature that surrounded us, the lush green of the jungle, and the exotic plants I would never find back in the New Moon Kingdom, I couldn’t help but replay the last four days through my mind. It was an unbelievable turn of events. And truth be told I wasn’t sure how I felt about everything. Sure, I was mad at Althea and the Pride for what they tried to do. I also, somewhat, understood. Althea just wanted to secure the Prides future, even if was a fucked-up way to go about it and trick me into mating with her nephew. Who I guess would be Crimson’s cousin. And would that make me his aunt? Crimson had already said he would never trust them fully. He didn’t want to be the one to wipe out a Pride, a whole race that as we knew, was the last of their kind, and throw Cambiador into war ag
The Crimson Grimalkin - Book 5 Chapter 31 – Keep it Together
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The Crimson Grimalkin - Book 5 Chapter 34 – The Contract
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