Jack had never hated his sister more than at that moment. “You can’t handle this yourself?”
“I could,” Jill said. “But he seemed a little taken by the witch. You really want to roll the dice that we’ll end up with an evil stepmother? I hear that never ends well. Can we go rescue him now, please?”
“You know,” May said, still bright red. “Some would say I’m an expert in the area of evil stepmothers. I could come along, make sure you guys don’t mess it up.”
Jack grinned. “I’m pretty busy and all, but I guess you can come if you want.”
“Don’t worry,” May told him. “I’ll have you back by midnight.” And with that, she grabbed his hand with a laugh and pulled him right out the door.
JAMES RILEY is the author of the Half Upon a Time series as well as many books too unwritten to count. He’s met thousands of imaginary people, most of whom are more polite than you’d think, but less interesting than you’d hope. He doesn’t believe fairy tales actually happened, mostly because he’s never had tiny elves do his work for him at night, despite their promising several times. James currently lives in Los Angeles, but it’s not like he’s special that way… so do a lot of other people.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
About James Riley
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