Chapter 11. Angel of Death     I tried to open my eyes but they were so heavy. As heavy as my chest felt, as it heaved attempting to, simply, get air into my lungs; just breathing each breath was accompanied by a piercing, stabbing, pain in my side and back     My body was too heavy to move. I had been certain that I had heard footsteps, and then heard talking. It was a bell-like voice which I had heard. I was so sure I heard it.      Once something began shaking my shoulder lightly, with all the strength which remained in my body I willed my eyes to open.      They had truly felt, like lifting concrete shutters. My body was fighting against all of my movments.      The scent of blood whafted strongly all around... it was my blood. Unmistakeably.      I was aware of just how injured I was. How much Lorcan had layed into me with each claw and each of his bite

Chapter 13. Where IS she?       Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. The eldest of the, Raven Harpy twins, princesses thought. With each step Seraphina took down the hallway, to the right and then left at the opening at the end of the hallway, headed towards the formal dining room. She was steeling herself against her own warring thoughts, which were whirling in her head. With tidal wave, after tidal wave of differing emotions slamming from her heart into her stomach.    This is my kingdom. She echoed the words Lyla had quite passionately uttered. Seraphina was playing them back to herself in a loop. Not the entire conversation, just the stark realisation and the emotion that accompanied that… the feeling and realisation that today also marked the beginning of the twin sisters becoming one step closer to one day being a Queen themselves.       Ser

Chapter 15. Broken & Bloody Deserts Despite being the youngest of the twins, there wasn’t much difference separating the physical capabilities of Sephora and Seraphina. They were both strong, intelligent, and well trained young ladies. Lady Nox herself undertook their combat and sparring training and no less would be expected, than the ruler of the Raven Kingdom herself training her own daughter – who would one day take her place as the Harpy Clan leader. The additional weight of a fully grown male human cause a delay in Sephora’s flying by at least one-third of her usual capabilities. This caused the younger, twin princess more time than she had anticipated the return journey would have taken. Then again, Sephora hadn’t expected there to be swathes of the ancient forest demolished; either by some incident or by some unspeakable act, possibly an act of aggression or a declaration of war if it was not natural… and the younger twin had the sense that it was no natural disaster. H

Chapter 17. The Dining Room    Echoes of a sharp and shrieking scream had pierced through the chatter in the dining room. Both that of the adults and that of the young harpies this had been intended for; for them to be able to meet and get to know one another before possibly being mated for life.   “…Is…everything okay?” It was young Master Lucas who broke the silence to ask the question.   Lady Nox looked extremely embarrassed and mortified with a stabbing twist of anger that contorted her features. It looked very unbecoming for a lady of her stature but no one dared say anything else.  Yet, everyone in the room wondered what was going on.    Young Master Fenn of the Tawny Harpies had looked inquiring and inquisitively at Seraphina for an answer.   She had just shrugged in response to the question which had been

Chapter 19. Old Raven Tales    Struck with shock at the Doctors words, Sephora gasped as she narrowed her icy blue eyes at him. Her pale, almost white skin, furrowing at her brow.    How on earth can the Doctor just stand there and presume that this man… isn’t a human? If he wasn’t a human then what else was he?! This irritated Sephora somewhat. She might be the more nieve and easy going of the twin princesses but by no means was she dumb. Anyone would be a fool to think otherwise of her.   “Explain yourself quickly, Ingram...” Restraining her impulses, the princess directed the harpy Doctor to continue. “   The princess, felt very much, insulted. “If that man is not human,” further emphasising her intellect she pointed with her index finger to the cleaned up body on the operating table and extended one of her p