Lightning streaked jaggedly, illuminating the night sky in blinding flashes, followed by reverberating thunder. Clouds burst open with sheets of rain, pounding on the heads of Kilena and Targath as they navigated mazes of stone paths leading to a looming cathedral. Broad, charred ebony doors shielded them from the elements once inside. A worship hallContinue reading “Miss Knight Book 2 – Chapter 11: Paragon of Peace”
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Chapter 11 – Library
Cyrah woke to a sharp knock on a wooden door, eyes popping open wide. She leaped from the small cot at the back of the servant chamber no larger than her cell, though it smelled much nicer. Fixing her hair and wiping the drool from her chin, she hurried to open the door. Without evenContinue reading “Chapter 11 – Library”
Chapter 3 – Proposal, Take Two
Knock, knock, knock. Cyrah squeezed a groan inside her throat and closed her eyes, hoping to make the visitor vanish. She needed only one guess as to who stood on the other side of her front door. Leo shouted, “Cyrah? Are you home?” The book in her hands closed with care, and then remained motionless.Continue reading “Chapter 3 – Proposal, Take Two”
Chapter 2 – The Proposal
Cyrah’s captivating journey carried her all the way to chapter three when a man’s soothing voice snapped her back to reality. “Hi there, Cyrah. Fancy meeting you here.” She rolled her eyes, deep blue as the ocean. He approached, and he was the last person she wanted to entertain. “Greetings,” she answered dryly. He alwaysContinue reading “Chapter 2 – The Proposal”
Chapter 1 – This Provincial Life
“Good morning.” “How’s your family?” “In good health, thank you.” The early summer sun shined that morning just over the horizon, spilling a pale yellow light across rooftops. Bakers, who had been awake before dawn, carried trays outside to attract customers with the alluring scent of warm breads. The blacksmith and tinkerer, with their shopsContinue reading “Chapter 1 – This Provincial Life”
Kilena Shrelack 