Extra Chapter: Good Fathers
Extra Chapter: Good Fathers "You don't have to go, Aralyla," Theo said anxiously. "You could just stay here for another seventeen years." Aralyla laughed. "Oh, Dad. Stop sulking." They were in the house Theo shared with Roan, and Aralyla was...
Chapter 33
Chapter 33 **Twenty Years Later ** Tyne coughed on his back, his lashes fluttering as the sunlight teased his eyelids with their warmth. He could hear the sea crashing softly, could hear the last remnants of his little boat slapping each other. The...
Chapter 32
Chapter 32 "So . . . you and Theo had another . . . _disagreement_?" Kilyan said. They had. Though Sade made a greater effort to stop skipping visits and stop passing judgment, he still fell into the habit of telling his son how to live. Sade...
Chapter 30
Chapter 30 The room was so dark, it took Theo's eyes a moment to adjust. Outside, night had fallen, and two candles stood on the bedside table, bright with flame. The two small candles were the only light in the room, though Theo could tell others had...
Chapter 25
Chapter 25 After everyone had settled down, Theo decided to take Roan home. Lea insisted on going to Zaldon's home to check on her father, and Roan insisted on accompanying his distraught mother there: he, too, was worried for Loryn. Zane also left...
Chapter 23
Chapter 23 "The fact that Theo was honest about the party proves that you can trust him, Roan," Kel said, looking at Roan with gentle eyes. Roan nodded. "That's true . . ." Kel, Zaldon, and Roan were downstairs, in the sitting room of Ceara's...
Chapter 19
Chapter 19 Kel sat in a chair between Hris and Inden, watching in amusement as Keeno attempted to style Wynn's long black mane. After taking Wynn and Inden to see the large public gardens, Kel brought them to the modest home Enya and Yuri shared,...
Chapter 16
Chapter 16 Lynny found himself unable to think straight the next day for his guilt. Idella seemed determined to move on and pretend nothing had happened the night before - Idella had always been content with pretending. When they lost their second...
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Theo couldn't wrap his head around the fact that Kilyan had actually _kissed_ that big, long-fanged prisoner. And Yuri choked him! If Kilyan had not talked her down, Theo knew the prisoner would be dead right now. It was more than obvious...
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 "You're Tyne!" Roan panted, his green eyes burning bright with the accusation. He stood with his paws balled into fists, his muscles were tense, and he wasn't aware of it, but his jaw was standing out hard. In that moment, he looked less...
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Theo took a breath and tried to make his paws stop shaking. He, Kilyan, and Yuri had come to the port at last. They stood together as the sea breeze hit them, staring hopelessly at the endless rows of merchant ships. Any one of those ships...
Chapter 11: The longest night
Four years have past. Kel sat in front of his hut smiling as he watches Joric, Bane, Roan, and Zane play together near the garden, then suddenly he heard Joric starting to sob. Kel got out of his chair jogging over to find Joric holding his nose as...