“The fae are waiting, Calliope,” Declan prompted respectfully. “It’s time.”
But I needed more time. This couldn’t be it. This was coming too fast. I wiped the tears from my eyes and gave my parents one last hug.
“I will be back,” I said into my mom’s neck.
“I know,” she said. “I know,” she whispered as if to reassure herself.
I took a deep breath and turned toward Declan. He stood as a safe harbor, ready and waiting for me to take sail. His face brightened with encouragement and it filled me with a confidence I hadn’t realized resided inside of me.
“I love you, Calliope,” Dad called to me.
I gulped back the tears in my throat and nodded. “I love you back,” I said over my shoulder.
It was time. I released my wings at last, letting them stretch unrestricted and wide. Declan bowed his head slightly to me when I stood before him and he lifted his palm for me to take.
“My queen,” he greeted with a smile and every part of my body tingled as those words echoed throughout my mind.
I accepted his hand as we began our journey to Faylinn.
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Ember
Coming in 2013
One decision changed her life forever. One choice could seal her fate for eternity.