“Jesse!”He ignores Midnight’s frustrated call, his eyes focused on the top of another rounded hill that promises a better view. Jesse breaks into a tired jog, determined to follow the sound – the first new thing he’s heard in this world in hours.Midnight calls after him again but he doesn’t pay at
“I mean,” Midnight says, rolling her eyes, “I don’t really know exactly who it was – they never fill me in on anything good. But it was probably those stupid Atalaxians. They’re always messing around here, driving their stupid carts around, building things.”“What Atalaxians?” Jesse asks, leaning fo
“Yeah!” she says, excited, almost skipping forward. “Isn’t it great?” She clasps her hands excitedly under her chin.Jesse groans, his head falling back on his neck. But he slips his hands into his pockets and follows his strange, tiny mate to her bizarre little home. Its difficult to wake up, to
“That was me, darling,” the girl says, seeing me look down at my white nightgown and again seeming to read my mind. She reaches out a hand to softly pat mine. “Don’t worry, dear – like I said, we have rules here. As soon as Gabriel brought you to the palace I took you in hand.” She grins at me like
Why the hell…A little knock comes at the door.“Ariel, sweetheart?” It’s Pippa. “Are you okay?”“Yes!” I call, my voice tight. “Um, just a minute.”Panting, I turn back to the mirror and spit out the toothpaste, scowling when I realize that I’m still a prisoner, even if my magic somehow bizarrely w
Steady and bold, I walk back to the bathroom door, slipping an elaborate blue brocade robe off of a hook and slipping it over my arms. As I tie the belt around my waist, I let myself slip into that Cream Puff Princess attitude that Faiza and I spent hours practicing.Dumb as a rock, I say to myself,
“Princess,” Elias says with a sad little sigh. “I’m sure there are a great many questions that you –“But a clatter interrupts Elias’s words and he jumps a little as the little carafe of cream goes soaring to the ground.“Oh, Ellie,” Pippa says, giving him a half-hearted little glare along with a la
I allow a tiny smile to find my lips as my eyes move over Elias’s tense face. He holds my gaze, determined and afraid, and I decide suddenly that he’s…either an excellent actor or very, very earnest.“He’s fine,” I whisper, nodding quietly to this Atalaxian prince. Immediately, the tension goes out