Rosalie"Well, I wanted to name him Talon, of course. I was desperately in love with Talon back then, you know," Georgia said with a little laugh, giving Talon a teasing glance."I told you what would happen if you did," Talon cut in, bringing his glass of whiskey to his lips and smiling knowingly a
"I thought it sounded nice with Rowan," he said simply, expecting that to be a good enough answer. "Why are you all still looking at me?""It also means she who rules," I said to Gemma, turning my head to glare teasingly at Ethan."Well, that is fitting, isn't it? You know, I always wondered about h
Ethan was listening patiently, but I saw his face change at the mention of another world outside of our own."I had a dream when Rowan first came to Red Lakes. Usually, my dreams were meaningless. I couldn't control or manipulate them like my mother could. But this dream was different. Someone else
TroyThree weeks had passed since we left Dianny, three weeks spent maneuvering through the shallow, unforgiving waters of the Southern Pass. There came a point in time where we were forced to cut the engines, pulling the underwater propellers back into the ship so they wouldn't scrape against the s
I found out her favorite color was purple, and that her favorite food was rice. When I told her rice wasn't necessarily a food and more of a side, she protested, happy to argue her point for nearly an hour. I found out she had never learned to ride a bike, that she hadn't learned to tie her shoes un
She blinked, her brow furrowing as she tried to make sense of what I just said. "Goddess, Rowan would love you," she huffed, shaking her head. I really doubted it.We lay in silence for a moment, listening to the rain pattering against the window above the bed."Were you ever in love?" she asked, h
Maeve"It's coming toward us from the east." Pete pointed to the radar screen, the green blotch inching toward the Persephone and then cutting backward as the image timed out. I couldn't make sense of the screen, but I looked up at Troy, who was watching it with intensity, his brow furrowed in confu
"What in the hell—" he said as the clouds spiraled away from us as quickly as they had come. The only sound was the waves lapping against the side of the ship as we rocked in the surf. Everyone was looking up in mingled shock and awe."Did everyone see that?" Keaton's voice rang out through the sile
The entire family had gathered in the dining room and was chatting amiably over a very impressive spread that had been laid out by the kitchen–two prime rib roasts, a honeyed ham, and three roast ducks were the centerpieces of the table, all of which were being enjoyed liberally by everyone.George
RowanMom ran her fingers across Selene's head, admiring her fine white hair. She looked every ounce the doting grandmother instead of a ball of uncertainty, like Maeve. Maeve was pacing back and forth near the fall wall of my bedroom, her arms folded across her chest and her head bent as she tried
Kacidra joined in the conversation. "Maeve is right, Rowan. We need to know what's happening with you and Hanna, or else we'll never be able to help."Rosalie's voice was calm and supportive as she asked, "Is it Hanna that's troubling you, son? Is she doing all right?My first instinct was to tell t
Gemma and Ernest had flown down with my parents and their son George, who was just two months older than Maeve's sons.A moment later, the library door opened and more of our family members poured in, as if they were fully aware of the thoughts I'd just had and I'd summoned them. I pushed aside my n
RowanThe castle was abuzz with its usual day-to-day activities. Servants and maids passed me in the hallway carrying baskets of laundry and trays of tea. I could hear the clattering of cookware as I left my office and walked toward the grand staircase off the foyer, seeing the door to the servants'
"Who? What happens?""There's so much more out there," Mara said dreamily. "So, so much more.""Maeve!" Troy called from down the beach.I turned to look at him, and when I turned back to Mara, she had taken off. "Wait!" I called after her, but she had already made it out of earshot, her footsteps l
Best of all, Troy was happy. He was at peace and at home. But there was still much work to be done.We were spending several weeks jumping from island to island, taking stock of the wellbeing of the inhabitants, and making a list of what was needed. Most of the islands were in need of medicine, inf
Maeve–Four Months LaterSuntra was not what I was expecting. I had become accustomed to the seemingly endless white-sand beaches of Avondale, where the sand grit was so fine it felt like powdered sugar as you walked barefoot in the surf. Suntra's sand was coarse and golden and dappled with tidepool
I straightened up a bit, shifting Oliver's weight in my arms as I narrowed my eyes back at him, sizing him up. A man roughly my father's age came bounding out of their house, waving at me apologetically as he leaned to whisper harshly in the ear of the man I assumed was his father.Whatever his son